Asteroid Impacts On Earth: A Protection Plan Jul 4, 2008
Schweickart s talk drew from his chairman position of the Association of Space Explorers Committee on Near Earth Objects and as Chairman of the B612 Foundation, dedicated to detecting, tracking and deflecting near Earth objects (NEOs) ... Working with the Association of Space Explorers and the talents of the B612 Foundation and supported in part by the Secure World Foundation -- the former astronaut has organized a series of workshops on the NEO threat, geared to creating a protocol for... (Science Daily)
Hearing: Near-Earth Objects - Status of the Survey Program and Review of NASA's Report to Congress Oct 4, 2007
Dr. James Green, Director, Planetary Science Division, NASA Dr. Scott Pace, Associate Administrator, Program Analysis and Evaluation, NASA Dr. Donald K. Yeomans, Manager, Near Earth Object Program Office, NASA Dr. Donald B. Campbell, Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University Mr. Russell L. Schweickart, Chairman, B612 Foundation. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.. (NASA Watch)
PopSci: The threat of killer space rocks Aug 23, 2007
A handful of scientists, both at NASA and the privately funded B612 Foundation, have proposed various protocols for diverting or destroying a collision-course NEO. None currently have funding, although the asteroid fly-by mission Dawn will launch this month. And NASA has looked into using existing rocket and spacecraft technology to land an astronaut on an asteroid, a move that, if successful, could help hone future deflection strategies. (CNN -- Tech)
UN urged to take action on asteroids Feb 20, 2007
Mr. Schweickart is co-founder of the b612 foundation, an organization dedicated to finding a way to alter the course of an asteroid by 2015. It is named after the rock where the Little Prince lived in the popular children's book by Antoine de Saint- Exupery. (National Post)
Another Asteroid Collision With Earth: It's Just a Matter of Time Jan 25, 2007
Schweickart is one of the founders of the B612 Foundation, which studies how to alter the orbit of an asteroid to prevent it from hitting Earth. "It's a very infrequent occurrence an asteroid impacting the Earth but when it happens, it will be devastating.". (ABC News)
