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Revisit a classic: This public panel from September 28, 2011 examins novel ideas for capturing and moving a small Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) closer to Earth.

Capturing and moving a small NEA to a specific spot in or near-Earth orbit, perhaps to a gravitationally stable point in the Sun-Earth or Moon-Earth system, may create a stepping stone for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit, or create a target for extracting resources for space applications. The engineering and technology considerations of moving an asteroid are also advancing our knowledge of how to deflect a potentially hazardous NEA that might be on a collision course with Earth.


Presentations:
Rusty Schweickart, Former Apollo Astronaut and Chair of the B612 Foundation
Dr. Tom Jones, Former Shuttle Astronaut
Bill Nye the Science Guy, Executive Director of The Planetary Society