06. Would spaceflight controllers be able to warn us about approaching meteors and asteroids? (A K2S Question)
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This may be possible but it is more likely that there will be a network of distant satellites or other unmanned spacecraft that will be sent deep into the solar system to monitor approaching meteors and asteroids. If any such object is detected, a message would be sent to many different Earth stations at the same time.
Answer provided by Ron Kohl
Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer
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