Committees

Asteroids and planetary defence

Non-inquiry session

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee will hold a one-off session looking into asteroids and planetary defence. Highlighting the current and future risk of threat, composition benefits and discovery of formulation of the early beginnings of the solar system, technological instrumentation and national/international policy response in a global emergency.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 24 June 2025
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Oral evidence session 24 June 2025
Innovation showcase - Oral evidence
9:30am
  • Dr Simon Wallace (Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer at Suffrago)
  • Rachel Swann (Director and Chief Operating Officer at Suffrago)
Asteroids and planetary defence - Oral evidence
9:45am
  • Dr Sarah Crowther (Research fellow in Planetary Science at University of Manchester)
  • Professor Chris Lintott (Professor of Astrophysics and Citizen Science Lead at University of Oxford)
10:45am
  • Dr Cyrielle Opitom (Chancellor's fellow at University of Edinburgh)
  • Edward Baker (Planetary Defence lead and Programme Manager at National Space Operations Centre, UK Space Agency)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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  • Email: commonssitc@parliament.uk
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