There has got to be not only our effort, and it looks like we have to lead the international effort, to be serious about designing everything that we are launching, that it has a minimal amount, preferably none, amount of junk that is going to be up in space.
Nelson emphasizes the need for international cooperation in reducing space debris.
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All of us have a responsibility to protect our home planet. After all, it's the only one we have.
We do everything that we can to partner with not only commercial industry but also universities and other academic institutions.
that would mean 25 percent less fuel, which is a good thing for the airlines, but might also be a good thing in the overall energy policy of the country.
We cannot identify every object. However, NEO Surveyor will be able to identify 90 percent of all the potential asteroids that are greater than 140 meters wide within the 10 years of the launch.
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