Panel Urges New Space Telescope

"Although the U.S. won’t be able to meet the
congressionally mandated goal of locating and
cataloging most near-Earth objects 140 meters
across or larger by 2020, it could come close
to that deadline if a new space-based
observatory is dedicated to the task in concert
with a suitable ground-based telescope,
according to a National Academies panel.

The panel’s final report, released Jan. 22,
asserts that the combination of space and
ground-based observation is “the best approach,”
and could complete the survey as early as 2022
if funds are appropriated quickly."

See:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...&channel=space