Scientist: Russia and the United States ceased cooperation in the protection from asteroids
Cooperation in space research and, for example, the agreement on the protection from asteroids, concluded between the Russian and American authorities, have fallen prey to the deterioration of relations between countries, but this will not prevent private partnership, said in an interview to the Agency Last news messenger of the organization for space research B612 Diane Murphy.
" Russia has great space program. Currently, as a private Company we do not cooperate (with Russia), but it doesn't that mean it's possible in the future, " said Murphy.
The organization is currently working to launch a private Sentinel telescope, able to look " small " asteroids with a diameter of not more than one kilometer, which have the ability to threaten Earth. Currently, NASA telescopes discover only 1 percent of asteroids with a size of about 140 meters, and they can destroy a whole city.
at the end of July as a result of growth of tension in the relations of the Russian Federation and the United States because of the situation in Ukraine and in the Crimea was cancelled an agreement to increase cooperation in research and nuclear energy, signed in September 2013. The contract included an agreement on cooperation in protection from asteroids.
" I think it's just a shame that the politicians are not related to space, adversely affect the possibility of us working together on these important issues, " said Murphy." If you find an asteroid, with ten years in reserve,
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