December 30, 2016

The Obama Administration released the National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy on December 30. This strategy acts to evaluate the nation’s current capacity to identify near-earth objects (NEO’s).

This document identifies which detection systems can be improved upon within our current infrastructure and recommends future investment areas. The strategy builds upon the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) efforts to detect NEO’s and the Federal Emergency Management Administrations plans to address impacts.

This document will provide a roadmap to future action for federal agencies or for the future formulation of congressional bills that authorize investigation into these hazardous impacts. 

Source: The White Office of Science and Technology Policy