New Report: How NASA Can Stop Killer Asteroids

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 Researchers Examine Options For Detecting And Countering Threats From Space

This is not the plot of a movie: a new report from the National Research Council lays out real options NASA could follow to detect more near-Earth objects (NEOs) – asteroids and comets that could pose a hazard if they cross Earth's orbit.  The report says the $4 million the US spends annually to search for NEOs is insufficient to meet a congressionally mandated requirement to detect objects that could threaten Earth.

 

 

 

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Table of Contents
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Front Matter	i-xv
Summary	1-6	(skim)
1 Introduction	7-10	(skim)
2 Risk Analysis	11-29	(skim)
3 Survey and Detection of Near-Earth Objects	30-53	(skim)
4 Characterization	54-69	(skim)
5 Mitigation	70-93	(skim)
6 Research	94-96	(skim)
7 National and International Coordination and Collaboration	97-101	(skim)
8 Optimal Approaches	102-104	(skim)
A Independent Cost Assessment	105-114	(skim)
B Letter of Request	115-115	(skim)
C Committee and Staff Biographical Information	116-126	(skim)
D Minority Opinion - Mark Boslough, Mitigation Panel Member	127-128	(skim)
E Glossary and Acronym List