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The basic science of astronomy and, primarily, its branch responsible for studying the Solar System, face the most important practical task posed by nature and the development of human civilization—to study space hazards and to seek methods of counteracting them. In pursuance of the joint Resolution of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the RAS (Russian Academy of Sciences) Space Council of June 23, 2010, the RAS Institute of Astronomy in collaboration with other scientific and industrial organizations prepared a draft concept of the federal-level program targeted at creating a system of space hazard detection and counteraction. The main ideas and astronomical content of the concept are considered in this article.
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Original Russian Text © B.M. Shustov, L.V. Rykhlova, Yu.P. Kuleshov, Yu.N. Dubov, K.S. Elkin, S.S. Veniaminov, G.K. Borovin, I.E. Molotov, S.A. Naroenkov, S.I. Barabanov, V.V. Emel’yanenko, A.V. Devyatkin, Yu.D. Medvedev, V.A. Shor, K.V. Kholshevnikov, 2013, published in Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 2013, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 327–340.
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Shustov, B.M., Rykhlova, L.V., Kuleshov, Y.P. et al. A concept of a space hazard counteraction system: Astronomical aspects. Sol Syst Res 47, 302–314 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0038094613040205
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