NASA Spacecraft Reactivated to Hunt for Asteroids, NASA “A NASA spacecraft that discovered and characterized tens of thousands of asteroids throughout the solar system before being placed in hibernation will […]
Asteroid Initiative
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Asteroid Initiative Workshop Announced
NASA Asteroid Initiative Idea Synthesis Workshop, NASA “The purpose of this conference is to publicly examine and synthesize highly rated responses to the NASA’s Asteroid Initiative RFI. Findings will be […]
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Bolden and Kim Talk Asteroid Initiative
NASA and Korean Space Agency Discuss Space Cooperation, NASA “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and the president of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Seung Jo Kim, met in Washington Monday […]
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Asteroid Initiative RFI Gets Good Response But Does it Matter?
NASA Sees Enthusiastic Response to Asteroid Call for Ideas, NASA “NASA has received more than 400 responses to its request for information (RFI) on the agency’s asteroid initiative, Deputy Administrator […]
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Lamar Smith: When Does A Small Asteroid Become Dangerous?
Asteroid retrieval is costly and uninspiring, Lamar Smith Op-ed, The Hill “The proposed asteroid retrieval mission would contribute very little to planetary defense efforts. The size of the target asteroid […]
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Bolden Op-Ed on Asteroid Mission
The asteroid mission: Why we choose to go, The Hill But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the […]
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Answering Questions about the Asteroid RFI
NASA Google+ Hangout Answering Questions about the Asteroid RFI [Watch], NASA “NASA invites all interested parties to participate in a Google+ Hangout on June 27 at 2 p.m. EDT. During […]
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Draft Only: Highlights of the NASA Authorization Act of 2013
Draft House NASA Authorization Bill Would Create 6-Year Term for NASA Administrator, No Funds for ARM, Space Policy Online “The draft NASA Authorization Act of 2013 penned by the House […]