| Title: | READI : roadmap for Earth defense initiatives |
| Material Type: | ISU Team Project report |
| Publisher: | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University, 2015 |
| Size: | 1 electronic resource (xi, 111 p.) / col. ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | QB651 |
| Subjects: | Asteroids--Collisions with Earth ; Comets--Collisions with Earth ; Near-earth asteroids |
| Description: | Planetary Defense is a complex problem, not well understood by policy makers and the general public. The recent Chelyabinsk incident in Russia created temporary international attention but has failed to effectively stimulate public action. Hence, it is hard to realistically address this challenge and achieve the high test and operational readiness needed for an effective Planetary Defense strategy. The SSP15 READI Project focuses on threats for which there is only a short-term warning, specifically a warning of two years or less from detection of the object to impact. It provided recommendations in five areas of Planetary Defense including detection and tracking, deflection techniques, global collaboration, outreach and education, and evacuation and recovery. The recommendations that are identified in this report constitute a roadmap to avoid this horrible outcome, and we believe they should be taken seriously and swiftly implemented. |
| ISU program : | Space Studies Program |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9451 |
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 READI executive summary (38.7 MB) Adobe Acrobat PDF | READI final report (5.38 MB) Adobe Acrobat PDF |
