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,kelly 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 & ,mr4 
,moran7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ,june #cj1 #bjbf1 z ,a/]oid  
,day4  ,:]eas a/]oids & o!r ne>-,e>?    
objects c\ld /rike ,e>? caus+ damage1   
injury1 & loss ( life2 ,:]eas a/]oids   
are also a valuable res\rce = sci5tific 
exploration1 (f]+ insights into ! orig9s
 ( our sol> sy/em2 ,:]eas ,a/]oid ,day1 
obs]v$ annually on ,june #cj1 raises    
public aw>5ess ab\t a/]oids1 _! pot5tial
 impact1 & ! importance ( planet>y      
def5se2 ,:]eas ,june #cj commemorates ! 
#aijh ,tunguska ev5t 9 ,sib]ia1 ! l>ge/ 
record$ a/]oid impact 9 mod]n hi/ory1   
:i* flatt5$ m ?an #b1jjj squ>e kilomet]s
 ( =e/2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ae1 #bjac1 
! ,*elyab9sk a/]oid ent]$ ,e>?'s        
atmosph]e undetect$ & explod$ 9 a meteor
 air bur/ ov] c5tral ,russia1 releas+ z 
mu* en]gy z #cj atomic bombs1 & injur+ m

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e/abli%$ foll[+ ! ,*elyab9sk incid5t &  
recogniz$ by ! ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al   
,assembly 9 #bjaf1 und]scor+ ! global   
significance ( risks ne>-,e>? a/]oids c 
pose2 ,:]eas ! ,association ( ,space    
,explor]s1 an int]national organization 
( a/ronauts & cosmonauts1 has rais$     
global aw>5ess ( a/]oid impact haz>ds   
?r\gh initiatives su* z ! ,int]national 
,a/]oid ,w>n+ ,network & ! ,space       
,missions ,plann+ ,advisory ,gr\p2      
,:]eas ! ,v]a ,c4 ,rub9 ,obs]vatory1    
fund$ by ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation 
& ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 is conduct+ !   
,legacy ,survey ( ,space & ,"t & is     
expect$ to discov] millions ( unkn[n    
a/]oids & sol> sy/em objects1 exp&+     
humanity's catalog ( ne>-,e>? objects & 
planet>y def5se2 ,:]eas ! em]g+ field ( 
a/]oid res\rce utilization may inspire  
int]e/ 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &  
ma!matics2 ,:]eas a/]oid detection1     
deflection1 & exploration provide       
real-_w educational opportunities1      

connect+ sci5tific pr9ciples to !       
*all5ge ( protect+ ,e>?2 ,:]eas citiz5  
sci5ce programs1 amateur a/ronomy       
communities1 & in=mal sci5ce education  
initiatives h mean+fully contribut$ to  
a/]oid discov]y & monitor+1 demon/rat+ !
 value ( public p>ticipation 9 planet>y 
def5se2 ,:]eas public poll+ has f\nd t  
r\ghly #f 9 #aj ,am]icans consid]       
monitor+ pot5tially haz>d\s a/]oids to  
be among ! highe/ priorities ( !        
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble 
z ,,nasa71 reflect+ broad & durable     
public support = planet>y def5se        
inve/m5t2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates plays a
 lead+ role 9 global ef=ts to detect1   
track1 & mitigate ne>-,e>? object       
?reats2 ,:]eas ,,nasa's ,planet>y       
,def5se ,coord9ation ,(fice leads !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t's ef=ts to      
detect1 track1 & coord9ate dome/ic &    
int]national responses to pot5tially    
haz>d\s ne>-,e>? objects2 ,:]eas        
,,nasa's ,d\ble ,a/]oid ,r$irection ,te/

 mission demon/rat$ = ! fir/ "t t k9etic
 impact c alt] ! trajectory ( an a/]oid1
 repres5t+ a mile/one 9 planet>y def5se2
 ,:]eas ,,nasa's ,ne>-,e>? ,object      
,surveyor mission1 a space-bas$ infr>$  
telescope curr5tly 9 developm5t1 is     
design$ to accel]ate ! detection &      
*>act]ization ( pot5tially haz>d\s      
a/]oids & comets t come )9 #cj1jjj1jjj  
miles ( ,e>?2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations  
has designat$ #bjbi ! ,int]national ,ye>
 ( ,a/]oid ,aw>5ess & ,planet>y ,def5se1
 tim$ to co9cide ) ! close approa* (    
a/]oid ,apophis2 ,:]eas1 9 ,april #bjbi1
 a/]oid ,apophis w pass )9 approximately
 #bj1jjj miles ( ,e>?1 clos] ?an _m     
op]ational satellites1 (f]+ a r>e       
opportunity to /udy an a/]oid at close  
range ?r\gh ,,nasa's ,,osiris-,,apex    
mission2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ?r\gh !
 ,a/]oids #bjbi ,u4,s4 ,node1 coord9at$ 
by ! ,johns ,hopk9s ,appli$ ,physics    
,laboratory1 is play+ a lead+ role 9 !  
,int]national ,ye> ( ,a/]oid ,aw>5ess & 
,planet>y ,def5se by br++ toge!r        

educators1 sci5ti/s1 & communities      
across discipl9es & nations to advance !
 %>$ goal ( protect+ ,e>? f a/]oid      
impact risks2 ,:]eas a/]oid #bjbd       
,,yr#d1 discov]$ 9 late #bjbd1 pos$ "o (
 ! highe/ record$ probabilities ( ,e>?  
impact ( any kn[n object1 prompt+       
coord9at$ monitor+ t rul$ out any ?reat 
to ,e>? 9 e>ly #bjbf1 demon/rat+ !      
importance ( e>ly detection &           
int]national coord9ation2 ,:]eas cont9u$
 inve/m5t 9 a/]oid detection1 planet>y  
def5se rese>*1 & public aw>5ess rema9s  
ess5tial to protect+ life on ,e>?2 &    
,:]eas ! timely1 accurate1 & secure %>+ 
( a/]oid detection data ) gov]nm5ts &   
=eign p>tn]s is ess5tial to em]g5cy     
prep>$ness1 sci5tific coord9ation1 &    
global /ability1 includ+ ! ability to   
id5tify a ne>-,e>? object ev5t z        
non-ho/ile & di/+ui% x f o!r pot5tial   
?reats3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 designates ,june #cj1 #bjbf1 z     
,a/]oid ,day2  7#b7 enc\rages increas$  
public aw>5ess ab\t ! risks pos$ by     

ne>-,e>? objects & ! importance ( a/]oid
 rese>*1 detection1 track+1 & planet>y  
def5se2 &  7#c7 supports cont9u$ ef=ts  
to improve capabilities to id5tify &    
respond to su* ?reats4