Lawmakers are paying new notice to how best to shield Earth from a bad day receiving whacked by an asteroid or comet that has our planet in its cross hairs. A new bill introduced to Congress proposes establish a government-sponsored commission to study the danger of a major space rock collision with Earth and how ready we are a country and a planet to face such a danger. There is a growing choir of concern concerning Near Earth Objects, or NEOs spot them and dealing with any Earth intimidating gatecrashers.
While the annual chance of the Earth being struck by a huge asteroid or comet is small, the consequences of such a collision are so disastrous that it is prudent to appraise the nature of the threat and prepare to contract with it, experts say. Last month, agent Dana Rohrabacher introduced the new bill before Congress, H.R. 5587, titled: "To establish a United States Commission on Planetary protection and for other purposes." The bill has been referred to the group on Science and Technology, on which Rohrabacher serves as a member. Both sides of the aisle are now looking at the commission idea.
"We require taking the next step, NEO search and tracking program continues to move forward, but nobody is taking blame for protection. I am surer than ever in our ability to identify potential threats from asteroids and comets, but it is critical to the future of humanity that we develop the capabilities to defend ourselves from those threats." Rohrabacher said that the Commission on Planetary Defense that he is proposing will review our planetary readiness for a force event and make recommendations on how to develop a sufficient response system to those threats.
While the annual chance of the Earth being struck by a huge asteroid or comet is small, the consequences of such a collision are so disastrous that it is prudent to appraise the nature of the threat and prepare to contract with it, experts say. Last month, agent Dana Rohrabacher introduced the new bill before Congress, H.R. 5587, titled: "To establish a United States Commission on Planetary protection and for other purposes." The bill has been referred to the group on Science and Technology, on which Rohrabacher serves as a member. Both sides of the aisle are now looking at the commission idea.
"We require taking the next step, NEO search and tracking program continues to move forward, but nobody is taking blame for protection. I am surer than ever in our ability to identify potential threats from asteroids and comets, but it is critical to the future of humanity that we develop the capabilities to defend ourselves from those threats." Rohrabacher said that the Commission on Planetary Defense that he is proposing will review our planetary readiness for a force event and make recommendations on how to develop a sufficient response system to those threats.
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