May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
...Mission Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG) to help coordinate a better defence against asteroids, we are a long way from a global space governance system for planetary defence. In fact, as UNISPACE+50 prepares to convene in 2018 what is striking is that...
December 2014
Asteroid Redirect Mission: preparing for Mars in deep space
... option would also use advanced technologies for the capture and control of so-called non-cooperative objects. Planetary defence When the ARM robotic vehicle is in close proximity to the target asteroid, NASA can demonstrate basic techniques...
October 2015
Taking AIM with ESA: proposing the first visit to a binary asteroid system
... Laboratory (APL), will test the feasibility of diverting the path of an asteroid. It will be a ground-breaking experiment in planetary defence techniques. AIM itself will perform detailed before-and-after comparisons on the structure of the body...
June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
...-made space objects (i.e. space debris) or from the impact of large asteroids or comets (i.e. planetary defence). Members of the COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection (see - https://cosparhq.cnes.fr/scientific-structure/ppp). COSPAR Panel Implementing...
29 June 2018
All things asteroid: Who, What, Where and When
... for near-Earth objects (NEO). ESA has also entered its next engineering phase for an ambitious planetary defence experiment known as Hera. Named for the Greek goddess of marriage, Hera will work in tandem with a NASA...
September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
... data is not only of natural scientific interest, but also of invaluable practical importance for the development of a planetary defence concept based on the need to prevent the transfer of lifeforms, since it includes development of the strictest...
