Space Agencies Coordinate Response to Killer Near Earth Objects
Space.com’s Leonard David has a report on a recent meeting in Europe to coordinate an action plan to battle near Earth objects that could rain havoc down on our planet:
> Space agencies around the world are working to be ready to coordinate their response to any potentially harmful asteroid headed for Earth. > > To help focus a world-class planetary defense against threatening near-Earth objects, the space experts are seeking to establish a high-level Mission Planning and Operations Group, or MPOG for short.
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