MOSCOW - On the day of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Eduard Tsiolkovsky, the founder of world cosmonautics, scientists meet in Kaluga to discuss matters aimed at protecting the Earth from asteroids.
Alexander Vorobyov, press secretary of the Roscosmos (Russia's Federal Space Agency) has told Itar-Tass that this problem will be one of central subjects of discussion at the 42nd scientific readings on prospects for the development of cosmonautics. The Readings begin in Kaluga, the birth town of the great scientist, on Monday.
The importance of the problem of creating a system for the protection of the Earth from asteroids is connected with the fact that, according to estimates by specialists, Asteroid Apophis will fly by the Earth at a distance of less than 40,000 km in the year 2029, and that there is a high probability of the asteroid's collision with the Earth in 2036.
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Only one government is concerned for the well being of the entire planet. You'd think other countries would be hounding to get involved and speed up the process of building/preparing for such an event.
Then again, since we're so expendable in their eyes.. it seems to matter little to 'them.'