NASA HQ Prepares NEO Report for Congress

NASA Strategic Management Council Meeting: 2006 Near-Earth Object Survey and Deflection Study

“Griffin complimented the thoroughness of the study. He stated that NASA is not funded to do anything more than the current detection program. Members discussed the origin of the congressional language and its intent. SMD Associate Administrator Mary Cleave suggested that NASA should not be in the business of building and operating ground-based telescopes but that portion of any program could be done in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Griffin stated his intent to provide the Agency’s response to Congress by the due date of 28 December 2006.”