US Space Force releases decades of Bolide Data to NASA for Planetary Defense Studies

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 08, 2022

An agreement between NASA and the U.S. Space Force recently authorized the public release of decades of data collected by U.S. government sensors on fireball events (large bright meteors also known as bolides) for the benefit of the scientific and planetary defense communities. This action results from collaboration between NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) and the U.S. Space F