The Association of Space Explorers celebrates Asteroid Day with an expert panel discussion on asteroids and the threats and opportunities they present to our species. NASA planetary defense experts, a veteran NASA astronaut, a Smithsonian planetary scientist, and top engineers building asteroid detecting telescopes and the first spacecraft to test asteroid deflection discuss the latest progress in defending Earth from a potential destructive impact by a rogue near-Earth object.
Panelists include:
• Jim Zimbelman, planetary scientist at the National Air & Space Museum
• Lindley Johnson, NASA’s Planetary Defense Officer
• Tom Jones, veteran NASA astronaut and asteroid scientist
• Kelly Fast, program manager for NASA’s NEO Observations Program
• Elena Adams, DART Engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
• Amy Mainzer, University of Arizona survey director for NASA’s NEO Surveillance Mission
June 30, 2020 1:00 am
June 30, 2020 3:00 am
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