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Rusty Schweickart Chairman, NEO Committee Association of Space Explorers

The Future of Space Exploration 13 April 2007. Solutions to Earthly Problems?. Rusty Schweickart Chairman, NEO Committee Association of Space Explorers. 2007. The Three Components of Protection of the Earth from NEO Impacts. Early Warning Proven Deflection Capability

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Rusty Schweickart Chairman, NEO Committee Association of Space Explorers

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  1. The Future of Space Exploration 13 April 2007 Solutions to Earthly Problems? Rusty Schweickart Chairman, NEO Committee Association of Space Explorers

  2. 2007

  3. The Three Components of Protection of the Earth from NEO Impacts • Early Warning • Proven Deflection Capability • International Decision-making Protocol

  4. Early Warning Spaceguard 1 & 2 (Comparable Numbers) 2007 2019 Target Population 1,000 80,000 71% completed 708 64,000 Total Discovered 4,640 370,000 Potential Impactors 137 5 – 10,000(?)

  5. Current Deflection Capability Kinetic Impact Pushes the asteroid via direct impact Gravity Tractor Pulls the asteroid using mutual gravity as a tow-rope

  6. Nuclear Explosion Explodes surface off NEO to create impulsive push

  7. line of nodes Earth orbital path NEO orbital path

  8. 2007 - Path of Risk for Apophis

  9. 2020 - Paths of Risk for NEOs of Concern

  10. The End Q&A

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