Ed Lu is an explorer whose quest is to map the unknown—whether by surveying the oceans at Liquid Robotics, leading Google Advanced Projects Team to map our neighborhoods, or his current work unveiling the secrets of the inner solar system with the Sentinel Mission. Ed co-founded B612 Foundation with Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart. Ed currently serves as CEO.
A NASA Astronaut, Ed has flown three missions logging 206 days in space, to construct and live aboard the International Space Station.

A graduate of Cornell, Ed earned a Ph.D. from Stanford, and has numerous commendations, including NASA’s highest honor: The Distinguished Service Medal.

In the following presentation titled “Changing the Course of the Solar System”, Ed discusses the importance of planetary defence and why it is possible to detect and defend Earth from asteroid impacts.

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Asteroid Day, June 30th 2015
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, California