Does the fact, as we prepare to go to Mars and the stated goal of rendezvousing and landing and returning with a human crew from an asteroid, does that in any way help us perfect our ability to avoid this kind of catastrophe?
Nelson questions the connection between Mars missions and asteroid impact avoidance.
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I want to see it increase and, thus, all the more reason that you all need to keep us out of budgetary chaos.
I would not want us to be there second because what is to say, if you recall the history of China, the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, and suddenly they are claiming that is their territory.
It is a real problem, and we are going to have some catastrophic consequences if we cannot get nations that are launching things into space to provide enough fuel to have a controlled reentry.
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