Andrew Yee[_1_]
August 13th 09, 01:29 AM
Office of News and Public Information
National Academies
Washington, D.C.
August 12, 2009
NASA's Asteroid Detection Programs Not Yet Meeting U.S. Goals
According to a new interim report from the National Research Council, NASA's
current near-Earth object surveys will not meet the congressionally mandated
goal of discovering 90 percent of all objects over 140 meters in diameter by
2020. Funding for near-Earth object activities at NASA has been constrained,
with most costs being met by funds from other programs.
A final report will include findings and recommendations on detecting,
characterizing, and mitigating the hazard of near-Earth objects.
[NOTE: Full report is available at
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12738 ]
National Academies
Washington, D.C.
August 12, 2009
NASA's Asteroid Detection Programs Not Yet Meeting U.S. Goals
According to a new interim report from the National Research Council, NASA's
current near-Earth object surveys will not meet the congressionally mandated
goal of discovering 90 percent of all objects over 140 meters in diameter by
2020. Funding for near-Earth object activities at NASA has been constrained,
with most costs being met by funds from other programs.
A final report will include findings and recommendations on detecting,
characterizing, and mitigating the hazard of near-Earth objects.
[NOTE: Full report is available at
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12738 ]