NDLI: Risk management applied to planetary defense

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Friedman, G.J.
Copyright Year	1965
Abstract	Increasing scientific evidence strongly supports the conclusion that the major extinctions in the history of life on Earth were caused by the impact of large near-Earth-orbit objects (NEOs) and that these impacts will continue. Although the annual likelihood of this threat from asteroids and comets is extremely low, the consequences are so disastrous they have no precedent in human history. Alternatives to the mitigation of this threat are vigorously debated and the author suggests the application of risk management to develop a consensus for the best strategy. An example of this methodology is applied to planetary defence. The conclusion is that present NEO detection programs should be intensified, NEOs should be characterized through rendezvous missions and that intercept systems studies should be undertaken. An education and public awareness initiative is also recommended.
Starting Page	721
Ending Page	733
Page Count	13
File Size	1984108
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189251
Volume Number	33
Issue Number	2
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1997-04-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Risk management Earth History Decision theory Orbits Humans Educational programs Earthquakes Hurricanes Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Aerospace Engineering

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