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Project Title: Review of Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies, Mitigation Panel

PIN: SSBX-L-08-05-C         

Major Unit:
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Sub Unit:
Aeronautics & Space Engineering Board
Space Studies Board

RSO:
Jackson, Paul

Subject/Focus Area:



Review of Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies, Mitigation Panel
March 30, 2009 - April 1, 2009
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001



If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:


Contact Name: Andrea Rebholz
Email: arebholz@nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-2857
Fax:


Agenda:

Draft Agenda, updated 3/23/09

March 30
Closed Session
8:00 - 10:00 am

Open Session
10:00 am
Break

10:15 am
The Asteroid Deflection Research Center
Bong Wie, Iowa State & ADRC

11:15 am
NASA Johnson Space Center’s work towards Human Missions to NEOs
Rob Landis, NASA JSC/ARC

12:15 pm
Committee Discussion Continues
(Lunch will be served in the meeting room, committee discussion will continue)

12:45 pm
The B612 foundation
Rusty Schweickart, B612 Foundation

1:45 pm
Work Done at Marshall Space Flight Center on NEO Mitigation
Rob Adams, NASA MSFC

2:45 pm
Break

3:00 pm
JPL/ B612 Proposed Mitigation Plan
Don Yeomans, JPL & Rusty Schweickart, B612

4:00 pm
Nuclear Mitigation Options
Robert Hanrahan, National Nuclear Security Administration

5:00 pm
Committee Discussion Continues

5:30 pm
Committee and invited guests will convene at an alternate location for the Working Committee Dinner

6:00 pm
Committee Discussion

8:00 pm
Adjourn for the day


March 31
Closed Session
8:00 - 9:00 am

Open Session
9:00 am
Congressional Perspectives on Study
Dick Obermann, House S&T Committee
Ed Feddeman, House S&T Committee
Michelle Burkett, House Appropriations Committee (invited)

10:00 am
Break

10:15 am
NASA’s NEO Observation Program & Science Mission Directorate Perspective on the Study
Lindley Johnson, NASA SMD

11:15 am
NASA NEO Survey and Deflection Analysis of Alternatives Study
Rodney Liesveld, NASA PA&E

12:15 pm
Committee Discussion
(Lunch will be served in the meeting room, committee discussion will continue)

1:00 pm
SWRI’s Proposed Mitigation Plan
Walter Huebner, SWRI

2:00 pm
A Proposed Characterization Mission
Dan Scheeres, University of Colorado

3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm Short vs. Long-Term Warning Times
Alan Harris, Space Science Institute

Closed Session
4:00 - 5:00 pm
5:00 pm: Adjourn for the day

April 1
Closed Session
8:00 - 12:30 pm

12:30 pm
Meeting Adjourns


Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Mike A'Hearn
Michael Belton
Mark Boslough
Clark Chapman
Sigrig Close
James Dator
David Dearborn
Keith Holsapple
David Kusnierkiewicz
Paulo Lozano
Edward McCullough
David Nash
Dan Scheeres
Sarah Stewart-Mukhopadhyay (via telecon)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
Study schedule, dates for future meetings, future speakers, outline of the report, writing assignments.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: April 1, 2009



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