B612 Foundation

The B612 Foundation is dedicated to protecting the Earth from asteroid strikes. Their immediate goal is to "Significantly alter the orbit of an asteroid in a controlled manner by 2015".

Table of contents

1 History 2 Financial Status 3 Contact Information 4 External Links

History

The B612 project grew out of a one-day workshop on asteroid deflection, organized by Piet Hut and Ed Lu at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, on October 20, 2001. Participants Rusty Schweickart, Clark Chapman, Piet Hut, and Ed Lu established the B612 Foundation on October 7, 2002.

Financial Status

The B612 Foundation is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit, private foundation. Financial contributions to the B612 Foundation are tax exempt. Its principle offices are in Houston, Texas.

Contact Information

B612 Foundation

1150 Gemini Ave.

Houston, TX 77058

Telephone: 281-488-3282

Fax: 281-280-8173

email: info@B612Foundation.org

web: www.B612Foundation.org

External Links

• B612 FOUNDATION
• In Defense of Earth Keeping Asteroids at a Distance
• The Asteroid Tugboat: To prevent an asteroid from hitting Earth, a space tug equipped with plasma engines could give it a push By Russell L. Schweickart (from Scientific American)