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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 15 Feb 2014

    Without a space program that discovers, tracks & deflects killer asteroids, our extinction is assured by one. Have a nice day

    11:48 AM - 15 Feb 2014
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      2. pourmecoffee‏Verified account @pourmecoffee 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Not the valentine I was hoping for, but okay.

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      1. Ed Lu‏ @astroEdLu 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson The privately supported @B612foundation Sentinel will find 100X more Near Earth Asteroids than all current telescopes combined!

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      1. Ricky Arnold‏Verified account @astro_ricky 15 Feb 2014
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        Amen. #WhatIsNASAFor RT@neiltyson "Without a space program to discover, track & deflect killer asteroids, our extinction is assured by one."

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      2. Rob Rix‎‏ @rob_rix 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson I reject this policy of aggression. We should welcome the asteroids with open arms!http://pbfcomics.com/55/ 

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      1. Sam Ronin‏ @RoninSamRonin 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @ChrisWarcraft Sounds like a good reason to support the @B612foundation Thanks to Scott Manley @DJSnM for promoting them.

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      2. Lex Friedman‏ @lexfri 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson didn’t Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck make a documentary about dealing with that?

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      1. Тим Трумэн‏ @GagarinsStart 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson sounds like it's time to give a shout out to the @B612foundation since all it would take to do the hard part (detection) is $$$.

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      1. david hurn‏ @david_hurn 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson I think we will have to do it ourselves @B612foundation

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      1. Jacob Shea‏ @JacobShea 15 Feb 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Without a space program that discovers, tracks & deflects asteroids, our extinction is assured by one. Have a nice day” ಠ╭╮ಠ

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      2. Adam Spencer‏Verified account @adambspencer 15 Feb 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Without a space program that discovers, tracks & deflects killer asteroids, our extinction is assured by one. Have a nice day”

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      1. Omar L. Gallaga‏Verified account @omarg 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @mathewi I wasn't going to eat this entire bag of Doritos, but you've convinced me.

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      2. Clayton C. Anderson‏Verified account @Astro_Clay 15 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Then let's go after/move them robotically; not drag to the moon for astronauts to crawl all over and collect samples!

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      1. B612‏ @b612foundation 15 Feb 2014
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        .@neiltyson Perfect day to rewatch video w/you @astroEdLu @TomJones_astro Defending Earth from Asteroids: http://bit.ly/NSl6y 

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