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Asteroids, Missions, NASA, Natural Disasters

Is the World Ready for An Asteroid Threat? Apollo’s Schweickart Pushes for Action

14 Oct , 2010 by Nancy Atkinson

If we discover an asteroid heading directly towards Earth, are we ready to deal with the challenges of either deflection strategies or an evacuation prior to impact? Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart has spent years championing the need for the human race to prepare for what will certainly happen one day: an asteroid threat to […]

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