Linda Billings, a consultant to NASA's Astrobiology Program and the PDCO, also points to technological preparedness, particularly the need for a space-based near-Earth object survey telescope. "The small-bodies community has been saying this for years," she said.
Furthermore, better ground-based observing systems and more missions to demonstrate deflection techniques are also needed, Billings said. As for lessons learned given the pandemic, "be prepared and don't wait till a disaster occurs," she said.
In the communications area, Billings said "there must be clear, concise, consistent messaging, which we do not have in the pandemic situation." The near-Earth object awareness strategy and action plan lays out "who's in charge of what in the event of an actual impact threat," she said.
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