This month's meteor detonation above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk
and Earth's close shave with asteroid 2012 DA14 have kick-started
conversations on lessons learned and what steps can be taken to prevent
space rock impacts in the future.
One positive action item was actually in place prior to the dual asteroid events of Feb. 15: a new Memorandum of Agreement between the Air, Space, and Cyberspace Operations Directorate of the Air Force Space Command and NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
This video screenshot shows the fireball from a
meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2013,
creating a shockwave that shattered windows and injured more than 1,000
people.
CREDIT: Russia Today
That document, which was signed on Jan. 18 of this year, spells out specifics for the public release of meteor data from sources such as high-flying, hush-hush U.S. government space sensors.
The recent Russian meteor
event occurred after completion of the newly signed agreement and data
on the recent Chelyabinsk event had been released for scientific
analysis, SPACE.com has been informed by NASA and the U.S. Air Force.
One positive action item was actually in place prior to the dual asteroid events of Feb. 15: a new Memorandum of Agreement between the Air, Space, and Cyberspace Operations Directorate of the Air Force Space Command and NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
This video screenshot shows the fireball from a
meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2013,
creating a shockwave that shattered windows and injured more than 1,000
people.CREDIT: Russia Today
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