I've been standing in line next to a green monster for more than an hour. This might sound like a bad situation, but the monster is actually a rather nice human in body paint and stunning, neon-green contact lenses.
It's hard to believe that we've just crossed the six-month mark on WISE -- seems like just yesterday when we were all up at Vandenberg Air Force Base, near Santa Barbara, shivering in the cold at night while watching the countdown clock.
: : , . This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . Time for site updates is donated by SpaceWorks Commercial in Washington , D.C . USA to the author . All opinions are those of the . author 08 July 2010 H.R.5587 Title : To establish a United States Commission on Planetary Defense , and for other . purposes A bill in the U.S . House of Representatives from Rep . Dana Rohrabacher California to establish a US Commission on Planetary Defense . Here is a summary from Leonard : David How best to thwart Earth-threatening objects is receiving increased attention in Washington , . D.C Congressman Dana Rohrabacher Republican from California has introduced a bill calling for the establishment of a United