Defending Earth
NASA Near-Earth Object Survey and Deflection Analysis of Alternatives Report to Congress
“Section 321 of the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law No. 109-155), also known as the George E. Brown, Jr. Near-Earth Object Survey Act, directs the NASA Administrator to transmit an initial report to Congress not later than one year after the date of enactment that provides: (1) an analysis of possible alternatives that NASA may employ to carry out the survey program of near-Earth Objects (NEO), including ground- based and space-based alternatives with technical descriptions; (2) a recommended option and proposed budget to carry out the survey program pursuant to the recommended option; and (3) an analysis of possible alternatives that NASA could employ to divert an object on a likely collision course with Earth.”
NASA ARC NEO News (03/09/07) Planetary Defense Conference Part 2
NASA ARC NEO News (03/07/07) Planetary Defense Conference
The NEO Threat: International Policy Issues, Association of Space Explorers
