Resources

Planetary Defense Coordination Office

PDCO Brochure
PDCO Organization
Near-Earth Object Observations Program
Planetary Defense Blog

PDCO Flight Project Development

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission

PDCO Public Presentations

Journalist PDCO Workshop (March 2019)
PDCO Presentation (December 2018)

Center for Near-Earth Object Studies

For information on NEO basics, search statistics, close approach data and future orbit analysis, as well as fireballs/meteors, accessible NEAs, and more, visit the Center for NEO Studies (CNEOS).

Interagency Coordination

National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan

International Coordination

International Asteroid Warning Network
Space Mission Planning Advisory Group
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs – Near-Earth Objects

Fact Sheets

NASA's PDCO Brochure and Litho
Bennu
Asteroids, Comets, Meteors
DART
OSIRIS-REx

More Resources

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Supporting Documents

National Policy and Planning

NASA Authorization Act of 2022
Near-Earth Object Impact Threat Emergency Protocols - January 2021
2020 U.S. National Space Policy – December 2020
NASA Authorization Act of 2018 – December 2018
National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan - June 2018
OSTP Letter to Senate on NEOs - October 2010
U.S. National Space Policy - June 2010
NASA Authorization Act of 2005 (Geo. E. Brown Survey) – December 2005

Studies and Findings on NEO Survey, Characterization, and Mitigation

Finding Hazardous Asteroids Using Infrared and Visible Wavelength Telescopes - 2019
NASA Response to NASEM Study Recommendations - September 2019
Analysis of Alternatives for Near-Earth Object Detection, Tracking and Characterization - November 2018
Update to Determine the Feasibility of Enhancing the Search and Characterization of NEOs (NEO SDT Report) - September 2017
A Joint White Paper Summarizing Results from Independent Simulations of LSST’s NEO Discovery Performance – March 2017
NASA's Efforts to Identify Near-Earth Objects and Mitigate Hazards (Office of Inspector General) - September 2014
Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies - 2011
Report of the NASA Advisory Committee Ad Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense - October 2010
Report from NASA to Congress on NEO Survey and Deflection Options - March 2007
A Study to Determine the Feasibility of Extending the Search for Near-Earth Objects to Smaller Limiting Diameters (NEO SDT Report) – August 2003
See also Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG)

Impact Emergency Response Coordination and Exercises

Planetary Impact Emergency Response Working Group (PIERWG) Charter - August 2015
Report on the 2016 NASA-FEMA Asteroid-Impact Tabletop Exercise #3 (Simulation) - October 2016
Report on the 2014 NASA-FEMA Asteroid-Impact Tabletop Exercise #2 (Simulation) - September 2014
Report on the 2013 NASA-FEMA Asteroid-Impact Tabletop Exercise #1 (Simulation) - August 2013
Links to other supporting documents can be found at https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/doc/
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