H2020-PROTEC-2015 - Protection of European assets in and from Space-2015-LEIT SPACE

1. OBJECTIVES OF THE FUNDING PROGRAMThe present call concerns space weather and Near Earth Objects (NEOs). Space Weather activity aims at understanding, monitoring and forecasting such phenomena to mitigate and prevent them. NEOs such as Asteroid and Comets when impacting the earth can cause damages to an extent that it could threaten mankind. To meet this global concern, Research will promote a coordinated international effort to predict and mitigate the threats of NEO. Topics opened in this call:TOPIC PROTEC-1-2015: Passive means to reduce the impact of Space DebrisTo develop and test concepts [...]