Asteroid Day TV Launches 1 June Kicking Off the Countdown to Asteroid Day 2021, 30 June
LUXEMBOURG, 27 May 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asteroid Foundation will launch Asteroid Day TV on 1 Jun...
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Find out why asteroids are the keys to the future. Watch 24 hours of nonstop asteroid content for all ages. Tune in on 30 June 18:00 CET for Asteroid Day LIVE.
2021 ASTEROID DAY LIVE SPEAKERS
Senior Researcher, CNRS; Lead, Planetary Science, Côte d’Azur Observatory
Patrick Michel
Co-founder of Prodea System and title sponsor of the Ansari X Prize
Anousheh Ansari
Mission Manager, JAXA's Hayabusa2
Makoto Yoshikawa
Deputy Principal Investigator, NASA’s Lucy mission
Cathy Olkin
Musician, astrophysicist and stereoscopy expert
Brian May
Research Scientist, ISAE-SUPAERO (France)
Naomi Murdoch
Scientist, Microscale Astromaterials Specialist, NASA Johnson Space Center
Christopher Snead
Executive Vice President for Government Affairs, Axiom Space
Mary Lynne Dittmar
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Asteroid Day is a UN-sanctioned global awareness campaign participated annually on 30 June. Our mission is to inspire, engage and educate the public about asteroids opportunities and risks. Every year, we produce Asteroid Day LIVE– a live broadcast with asteroid content and commentary from astronauts, experts and celebrities. Asteroid Day events are held around the globe thanks to thousands of independent Asteroid Day Event Organizers.
Learn more about our 2019 Asteroid Day LIVE speakers
Russian cosmonaut; Retired Lieutenant Colonel, Russian Armed Forces
Alexander Misurkin
Cosmonaut; President, ROMSPACE; Chair, UN COPUOS
Dorin Prunariu
Vice-President Defense & Space Technology at EURO-COMPOSITES S.A.
Cristoph Herrmann
Musician & Humanitarian
Sarah Brightman
Apollo 9 astronaut, NASA; Co-founder, Asteroid Day; Co-founder, B612
Rusty Schweickart
Senior Researcher, CNRS; Lead, Planetary Science, Côte d’Azur Observatory
Patrick Michel
Astronomer & Performance Scientist for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), University of Washington, Asteroid Day Expert Panel
Lynne Jones
NASA Astronaut; Executive Director, Asteroid Institute; Co-founder, B612
Ed Lu
French astronaut, ESA; Head, ESA European Astronaut Centre
Michel Tognini
FIND AN ASTEROID DAY EVENT
Find an Asteroid Day near you. Can‘t find one? Then contact your regional coordinator or organize an event yourself. Get started here.
100X DECLARATION SIGNATORIES
Queen co-founder, legendary guitarist, astrophysicist.
Brian May
Global Recording Artist, Music Icon, Humanitarian.
Sarah Brightman
Artist, NASA Astronaut.
Nicole Stott
Science educator, television host.
Bill Nye
Evolutionary biologist, best-selling author.
Richard Dawkins
Professor of Particle Physics.
Brian Cox
NASA astronaut, engineer, S.T.E.A.M.
Leland Melvin
SUPPORT ASTEROID DAY
Asteroid Day is a global program supporting thousands of independently organized events on June 30th, provides online educational asteroid resources 365 days a year and produces a 24-hour global broadcast with an all-star lineup called Asteroid Day LIVE from Luxembourg. Your financial support enables us to deliver these programs.
Please consider a gift of any amount help us educate the world about asteroids.
