Asteroid Deflection Research Symposium
Asteroid Deflection Research 2008 Symposium
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Symposium 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