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ASSESSING THE RISKS, IMPACTS, AND SOLUTIONS FOR SPACE THREATS
HEARING
BEFORE THE
 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND SPACE
OF THE
 
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION MARCH 20, 2013 Printed for the use of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West Virginia,
Chairman
BARBARA BOXER, California BILL NELSON, Florida MARIA CANTWELL, Washington FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey MARK PRYOR, Arkansas CLAIRE M
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CASKILL, Missouri  AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota MARK WARNER, Virginia MARK BEGICH, Alaska RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii WILLIAM COWAN, Massachusetts JOHN THUNE, South Dakota,
 Ranking
ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi ROY BLUNT, Missouri MARCO RUBIO, Florida KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire DEAN HELLER, Nevada DAN COATS, Indiana TIM SCOTT, South Carolina TED CRUZ, Texas DEB FISCHER, Nebraska RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin E
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 Deputy Staff Director
J
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General Counsel
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 Republican Staff Director
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 Republican Deputy Staff Director
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EBECCA 
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 Republican General Counsel and Chief Investigator
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND SPACE
BILL NELSON, Florida,
Chairman
BARBARA BOXER, California MARK PRYOR, Arkansas  AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota MARK WARNER, Virginia RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut WILLIAM COWAN, Massachusetts TED CRUZ, Texas,
 Ranking Member
ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi MARCO RUBIO, Florida DEAN HELLER, Nevada DAN COATS, Indiana RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin
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Hearing held on March 20, 2013 ............................................................................1 Statement of Senator Nelson ..................................................................................1 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................2 Statement of Senator Cruz .....................................................................................1 W
ITNESSES
 Dr. James Green, Director, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Direc-torate, National Aeronautics And Space Administration .................................3 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................4 Dr. Edward T. Lu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, B612 Foundation ...7 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................10 Richard DalBello, Vice President, Government Affairs, Intelsat ........................15 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................17 Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese, Professor, National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College ..........................................................................................................24 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................26  A 
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 Response to written question submitted by Hon. Bill Nelson to: Dr. Edward T. Lu .............................................................................................43 Richard DalBello ...............................................................................................43 Response to written questions submitted by Hon. Amy Klobuchar to: Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese .................................................................................44
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