[FPSPACE] But just imagine the bill after a big space rock hits Earth

[LARRY KLAES]

NASA can't afford asteroid hunt
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NASA officials say the space agency is capable of finding nearly all the
asteroids that might pose a devastating hit to Earth, but there isn't enough
money to pay for the task so it won't get done.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2007-03-06-asteroid-hunt_N.htm