GeekWire Article on Launch of B612’s Asteroid Institute
B612’s new Asteroid Institute enlists UW researchers to help protect our planet. Alan Boyle of GeekW...
Press Release: B612 Creates Asteroid Institute
New scientific and technical Institute to collaborate with major universities and research centers w...
Crew Members
The ancients were correct in their belief that the heavens and the motion of astronomical bodies affect life on Earth—just not in the way they imagined. ”Sometimes those heavenly bodies run into Earth. This is why we must make it our mission to find asteroids.
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Lord Martin Rees
British Astronomer Royal and Cosmologist
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Lord Martin Rees
British Astronomer Royal and Cosmologist
More NEO observations from the ground and from space are required to understand the asteroid hazard. More research on deflection and mitigation is necessary.
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Carolyn Shoemaker
American astronomer and
co-discoverer of
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Carolyn Shoemaker
American astronomer and
co-discoverer of
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
Legacy should be more than what we do for our families. The Sentinel mission is an opportunity to address a knowable and tangible threat to our civilization. Technology for technology’s sake is interesting. A mission to save the planet is riveting.
FOUNDING CIRCLE
Suzanna Mak
FOUNDING CIRCLE
Suzanna Mak
Projects B612 undertakes are not just in the purview of large space agencies anymore. Private companies and nations now can compete with more ideas, more innovation and sometimes, collaboration. I think this takes the space industry, space science, and exploration to a whole new level.
FOUNDING CIRCLE
Steve Jurvetson
Partner, DFJ
FOUNDING CIRCLE
Steve Jurvetson
Partner, DFJ
Working proactively and internationally to prevent serious asteroid impact is a good step.
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Roger Blandford
Professor of physics at Stanford University
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Roger Blandford
Professor of physics at Stanford University
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We believe in stepping up and addressing unmet challenges. We don’t believe in wishing for the best, but instead in exploring and devising solutions with the best outcomes.