NEO Activties at Recent UN COPUOS (February 2009)

During the most recent meeting of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) there were several presentations on NEO made on 16 February 2009. Here is a summary from notes of the meeting (Note, as of the evening of 16 February 2009 - US Eastern Time, the presentations for these NEO talks were not online, but they should be in the next few days).

COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE
Scientific and Technical Subcommittee: 2009
Forty-sixth session
Vienna, Austria
9-20 February 2009
The Daily Journals for the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee

MONDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2009

Special Presentations on Outer Space Activities

At the end of the morning session (708th) of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, today, 16 February 2009, there will be three special presentations on

- “Activities on the NEO problem in Russia” by Mr. Boris Shustov of the Russian Federation, on
- “NASA Near-Earth Object Observation Program” by Mr. Lindley Johnson of United States of America, on
- “The Canadian Near Earth Object Satellite Mission: NEOSSat” by Mr. David Kendall of Canada and on
- “Report on the French activities related to Apophis” by Mr. Jean-Yves Prado of France.

Special Presentations on Outer Space Activities

At the end of the afternoon session (709th) of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, today, 16 February 2009, there will be three special presentations on

- “Large Millimeter Telescope: Exploring the Origins of the Universe” by Mr. Alfonso Serrano of Mexico, on
- “An IAA study on dealing with the threat to Earth from Asteroids and Comets” by Mr. Ivan Bekey from International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), on
- “Asteroid Threats: A Call for Global Response” and on
- “Response of the IAF Technical Committee on Near-Earth Objects to the Association of Space Explorers proposal "Asteroid Threats: A Call for Global Response" by Mr. Alan Harris of Germany

Link: The Daily Journals for the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of UN COPUOS for 16 February 2009 (in English)

Link: Technical presentations made at the 46th session of Scientific and Technical Subcommittee

Link: UN COPUOS