4-8 July 2016
Kramer Law building
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
<a href="http://events.saip.org.za/internalPage.py?pageId=10&confId=86">The Proceedings of SAIP2016</a> published on 24 December 2017

Near-Earth Object Avoidance Mitigation: Profiting One Rock at a Time

7 Jul 2016, 09:40
20m
5B (Kramer Law building)

5B

Kramer Law building

UCT Middle Campus Cape Town
Oral Presentation Track D2 - Space Science Space Science

Speaker

Dr Gordon MacLeod (HartRAO)

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Several NEO avoidance mitigation concepts have been investigated. A simplified metrical analysis methodology is presented to demonstrate the viability and added benefits of methods. In particular an associated cost/additional benefit analysis (benefits beyond Earth protection) is presented; whether economies of scale can be reached, and/or the ability to attract private investment are estimated.
Nuclear weapons remain the clear method of choice to deflect a NEO, but it has little economic value beyond that. Other NEO avoidance mitigation methods offer potentially greater economic return and may warrant development. More research is required to create objective, measurable criteria for each NEO avoidance mitigation method. Saving the Earth one rock at a time might be profitable.

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Dr Gordon MacLeod (HartRAO)

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