Clark Chapman
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Clark Chapman
The B612 Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation with headquarters in the United States, dedicated to planetary defense against asteroids and other near-Earth objectimpacts. It is led mainly by scientists, former astronauts and engineers from the Institute for Advanced Study, Southwest Research Institute, Stanford University, NASA and the space industry...
covering flat remarkable rocks visible
There are essentially no craters visible at all. Instead, there are rocks and boulders covering much of the body. And then there are the remarkable flat areas.
asteroid capability dangerous deflect learn operate reliable remember resources science space
Remember this is a proof-of-concept engineering mission, not a science mission. We really do have to learn how to operate in the vicinity of an asteroid if we are ever going to use them for space resources or if we are going to have a reliable capability to deflect a dangerous one.
catherine happy picked points team
Catherine picked up her points this game. I was happy with the team effort.
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You don't want to nudge it until you know what the nudge is going to do.