The Asteroid Threat: Demonstration Missions, Asteroid Redirect, and the Big Picture
It’s all well and good to debate how we might deflect an asteroid, but there is no substitute for actual …
The Asteroid Threat
The Asteroid Threat: Deflection Options
Who’s In Charge?
So what are the means by which we can confidently deflect an oncoming asteroid before it creates …
The Asteroid Threat: Playing Asteroids for Real
At the turn of the millennium, as the incumbent alumni association president at Colorado College, I contributed a letter for …
The Asteroid Threat: The Sentinel Project
Because NASA isn’t budgeting the $450 million estimated to mount a satellite mission such as former astronaut and chairman of …
The Asteroid Threat: Understanding the Stakes
Former astronaut Ed Lu, the chief executive of the B612 Foundation, a northern California group attempting to build the privately …
The Asteroid Threat: The Search for City and Planet-killers
On May 31 asteroid 1998 QE2 – not named after the cruise ship, but nine Queen Elizabeth 2 ship-lengths in …