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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Minor Planet Center Director Payne Testifies Before House Science, Space & Technology Subcommittee
May 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics released the following testimony by Matthew Payne, director of the Minor Planet Center at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, from a May 15, 2025, hearing entitled "From Detection to Deflection: Evaluating NASA's Planetary Defense Strategy":

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Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, Chairman Haridopolos, Ranking Member Foushee, and distinguished memb . . .

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