That if he could he would go back to the Moon to brush them away.

Sometimes I wonder if they picked the right guy for the honor. Sure, he's modest
and non-extroverted to a fault and he could fly a washing machine, but he never
gave real public support to space exploration. Which I get the impression is just
what NASA and the US Government wanted, so they could kill Apollo and any plans
for an expensive manned Mars mission or colonies.

I keep hoping for private industry to step in, but clearly they still lack the
necessary funds and resources to do the job NASA ultimately won't - permanently
colonize space.

And just in case EP responds with his usual retort to this, without a permanent
manned presence in space and sufficient industry, asteroid detection systems
will not happen on a serious scale in space, if at all.