Friday, 17 May 2013

Threats from Space: Part 2, Private Sector Efforts to Mitigate Asteroids, April 10, 20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZSPaOdRIxeI

Published on 10 Apr 2013
On April 10, 2013, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a hearing titled, "Threats from Space: A Review of Private Sector Efforts to Track and Mitigate Asteroids and Meteors, Part II."

This is the second hearing this Congress where the Committee examines the tracking, characterization and mitigation of Near Earth Objects. The hearing will focus on the most viable near-term initiatives within the private sector and the international coordination needed to identify and characterize potentially hazardous near Earth objects.

Invited witnesses were:

Dr. Ed Lu
Chairman & CEO, B612 Foundation

Dr. Donald K. Yeomans
Manager, Near-Earth Objects Program Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dr. Michael F. A'Hearn
Vice-Chair, Committee to Review Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies, National Research Council

The event was webcast live and is in the public domain.

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