Asteroid Deflection Research Center

ADRC Symposium 2008 Presentations

Introduction to ADRS 2008
Bong Wie, Iowa State University 

NASA's NEO Program Overview
Lindley Johnson, NASA HQ

Continuing Efforts at NASA MSFC Analyzing Options for Deflection of Near Earth Objects
Robert Adams, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

Propulsion and Power with Positrons
Kenneth Edwards, AFRL, Eglin AFB 

Possibilities for a Bose-Einstein Condensed Positronium Annihilation Gamma Ray Laser
Allen Mills, Department of Physics and Astronomy,
University of California, Riverside

Potential DTRA Contributions to Planetary Defense Using the Nuclear Option
Gilbert Wayne Ullrich, Defense Threat Reduction Agency 

On NEO Threat Mitigation
Jean-Luc Cambier, AFRL, Edwards AFB

New Perspectives on the NEO Threat and Other Reasons to Consider Asteroid Deflection/Fragmentation
Mark Boslough, Sandia National Laboratories 

Asteroid Deflection via Standoff Nuclear Explosions
Aaron Miles, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 

A Survey of Capabilities and Program Objectives for Using Nuclear Devices to Mitigate the Threat Posed by Hazardous Near-Earth Objects
Brent William Barbee, Emergent Space Technologies

Hypervelocity Penetration of NEOs
Christopher Engelhardt, AFRL, Eglin AFB

Introduction to Solar Sails
Bruce Campbell, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Solar Reflector Gravity Tractor for Asteroid Deflection
Jeff Fisher, Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Kinetic Impactors and Gravity Tractors for Asteroid Deflection
Bong Wie, Iowa State University

Planetary Defense: Near Earth Objects 
Keynote Talk, Pete Worden,   NASA Ames Research Center