"Planetary Defense: Asteroid Deflection"

Thursday, November 20, 2014, 6:308 p.m.

Posted by: Center for Research in Science

Join us as we hear from Nahum Melamed of The Aerospace Corporation  

Come learn how it is possible to identify feasible asteroid  interceptor launch opportunities & design intercept  trajectories. You'll gain insight on the challenges involved  with Near Earth Object (NEO) threat mitigation.   Learn about responding to NEO threat scenarios &  finding feasible deflection solutions.  

Thursday, Nov. 20th   

6:30-8:00pm   

Segerstrom Science Center, Perry Lecture Hall

Refreshments provided. See you there!     

This event is free of charge, however, RSVP is  required to [email protected]

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Center for Research in Science
(626) 815-6480
cris@apu.edu