Planetary Defense Program
NASA program that finds, tracks, and characterizes near-Earth asteroids and comets, coordinates planetary-defense research and missions, and supports interagency and international planning for potential impact hazards.
Identity
- Aliases
- Planetary DefenseNASA Planetary DefensePlanetary Defense Coordination OfficePDCO
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Planetary Defense Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- researchoperationsexploration
Details
- Description
- NASA program that finds, tracks, and characterizes near-Earth asteroids and comets, coordinates planetary-defense research and missions, and supports interagency and international planning for potential impact hazards.
- Leads
- Participants
- -
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 06:46:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 06:46:12 UTC