In a recent event at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, astronauts and cosmonauts who have flown for three different space agencies (United States, Russia, and Japan) discussed asteroid detection and deflection.
The panel was held on Friday, December 6, 2013, the same week the United Nations General Assembly adopted measures to protect the planet from asteroid threats. The panelists are members of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) Committee on Near Earth Objects, which developed recommendations considered by the UN.
The ASE report given to the UN is available online at http://www.space-explorers.org/ATACGR.pdf
Defending the Earth From Asteroids
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