Meanwhile, Everywhere Else in the Known Universe...

Earth woefully unprepared for surprise comet or asteroid, Nasa [sic] scientist warns [More]

Well maybe "we" wouldn't be, plus there'd be Space Station V, Moon Base Alpha, a Martian research station and mining operations on various asteroids and gas giant moons by now if those tasked to work the issue were more concerned with the final frontier and less focused on "global wealth transfer scams" and flying George Takei out to make sure everyone is toeing the diversity line.

Of course, innovator/explorers/investors would need to get government bureaucracies out of the picture...