NASA–NNSA planetary defense partnership
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Contents 7
| Date | 22 March 2017 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Beings & bodies (topic), Nuclear & missile sites (topic), Government programs (topic) |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 186 |
| Year | 2017 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2017 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 10 |
In 2017 NASA and the U.S. Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) signed an agreement to cooperate on planetary defence — protecting Earth from asteroids and comets — with NASA as the lead agency.[1]
The agreement
Under the arrangement, NASA contributes planetary science and mission design, while the NNSA contributes computer modelling of energetic events and laboratory experiments. NASA scientists work with counterparts at the NNSA's Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, studying ways to deflect or disrupt asteroids, including nuclear devices as a last resort. According to Physics Today, some officials had feared the labs might use the program as a pretext to resume nuclear testing, and the agreement was meant to address that concern.[1][2]
Planetary defence
NASA had opened its Planetary Defense Coordination Office in January 2016 and also ran joint impact-response exercises with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In September 2022 its DART mission changed the orbit of a small asteroid by crashing a spacecraft into it, the first test of the technique.[3][4]
UAP speculation
The testimony notes that nothing in the public record suggests the planetary defence work is UAP-related, but suggests that the NNSA office that funds research might house some UAP-related research. There is no evidence for that.
People and topics
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- NASA — The U.S. civilian space agency, created in 1958.
- Department of Energy — The U.S. department that runs the nuclear weapons laboratories.
On the Timeline
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- DeLonge's research groups (2016) (31 August 2016) — Tom DeLonge says he became involved with groups studying crashed craft and biology.
- Aircraft as pilot prosthetic (Forgotten Languages) (27 March 2017) — An anonymous website publishes an article about making aircraft an extension of the pilot.
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References
- "Effort in asteroid defense under way despite funding constraints", Physics Today (Feb 2017) · physicstoday.aip.org · archived copy
- "Options and uncertainties in planetary defense", NASA Technical Reports Server (PDF) · ntrs.nasa.gov · archived copy
- "NASA's planetary defense office launched", Space.com · space.com · archived copy
- Double Asteroid Redirection Test — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- NASA and NNSA partner on planetary defense — Inverse · inverse.com · archived copy
- NASA–FEMA planetary impact emergency response working group — Space.com · space.com · archived copy
- NASA opens Planetary Defense Coordination Office — Space.com · amp.space.com · archived copy
- youtu.be · youtu.be · archived copy
- osti.gov · osti.gov · archived copy
- permalink.lanl.gov · permalink.lanl.gov · archived copy
Further reading
- Los Alamos National Laboratory — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Sandia National Laboratories — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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