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The Goal of the
B612* Foundation is... |
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To significantly
alter the orbit of an asteroid, in a controlled manner, by 2015. |
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- Asteroid
and comet impacts have both destroyed and shaped life on Earth
since it formed.
- The
Earth orbits the Sun in a vast swarm of near Earth asteroids (NEAs).
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The probability of an unacceptable collision in this century
is ~2%.
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We now have the capability to anticipate an impact and to prevent
it.
* B612 is the asteroid home of the Little Prince in Antoine de Saint-Exupery's child's story The Little Prince.
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The long awaited Congressional hearing
on NASA's Report to Congress on NEOs was held on November 8, 2007. The background
paper prepared for the hearing by Congressional staff and the B612 testimony on the
Report and where we need to go next are now on our
News Events page. (see #17)
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site, you wish to help in this endeavour, please click on our Contact Us page
and give us your comments. There is also an option on that page to donate to
our efforts, and we appreciate your support in advance. Thank you for your interest.
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