Agenda & Papers

2007 Planetary Defense Conference
Invited Presentations and Papers

The following are the presentations and papers associated with the 2007 Planetary Defense Conference. Included are copies of papers and presentation materials, where available, and videos of the presentations themselves. The conference White Paper summarizes consensus findings and reccomendations. Papers and presentations are posted in printable format (pdf).

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Keynote:
Michael Simpson, President, International Space University (Presentation)

SESSION 2: Deflection Techniques

Chair: David Lynch, The Aerospace Corporation

Invited Presentations

• Gravity Tractor
  Ed Lu, B612 Foundation (Presentation)
  
• Nuclear Deflection
  Steve Patenaud, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Presentation)
  
• Impact Deflection of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Using Current Launch Vehicles
  Jesse Koenig, SpaceDev Inc. (Presentation) (Paper)
  
• Response of NEO to Mitigation Techniques
  Keith Holsapple, University of Washington (Presentation)
  
• Deflection Aspects of NASA’s Analysis of Mitigation Alternatives Study
  Vern Weyers, NASA (retired) (Presentation)
  

Poster Papers

• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Different NEO Mitigation Options
  Mark G. Schaffer, A.C. Charania, and John R. Olds (Paper) (Presentation)
  
• Blast Designs for NEO Destruction,
  Leslie Gertsch, Jason Baird, and Paul Worsey (Paper) (Presentation)
  
• Head-On Impact Deflection of NEAs: A Case Study for 99942 Apophis
  Bernd Dachwald, Ralph Kahle, B. Wie (Paper) (Presentation)
  
• Dynamical Characterization and Stabilization of Gravity Tractor Designs for NEO Impact Risk Mitigation
  Eugene G. Fahnestock, Daniel J. Scheeres (Paper) (Presentation)
  
• Gas-Blast Orbit Modification,
  Guy F. Cooper (Paper) (Presentation)
  
• Deflection of Near Earth Objects by Means of Tethers
  V.A. Chobotov and N.Melamed (Paper) (Presentation)

SESSION 3: Deflection Missions & Technology

Chair: Gianmarco Radice, University of Glasgow (Session led by Mark Barrera, The Aerospace Corporation)

Invited Presentations

• Optimal Trajectories for NEO Deflection Missions
  Camilla Colombo, University of Glasgow (Presentation)
  
• Energy Requirements for Intercept and Rendezvous of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
  Alisa Hawkins, The Aerospace Corporation (Presentation) (Paper)
  
• Industrial Assessment for the Don Quixote Mission
  Ian Carnelli, European Space Agency (Presentation)
  
• Scenarios for Dealing with Apophis
  Donald Gennery, Consultant (Presentation) (Paper)
  
• Hovering Control of a Solar Sail Gravity Tractor Spacecraft for Asteroid Deflection
  Bong Wie, Arizona State University (Presentation) (Paper)
  
• Optimal Impulsive Deflection Analysis and Mission Scenarios for Asteroid Apophis
  Brent Barbee, Emergent Space Technologies (Presentation) (Paper)
  
• Multiple Mass Drivers as an Option for Asteroid Deflection Missions
  John Olds, SpaceWorks Engineering (Presentation) (Paper)
  
• Near Earth Object Mitigation Options Using Exploration Technologies
  Robert Adams, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (Presentation) (Paper)

Poster Papers

• Very Short Reaction Time, Low Delta V, Non-Nuclear Mitigation of Some NEOs: A Case Study
  Ivan Bekey (Paper) (Presentation)
  
• Sticking Thrusters into Asteroids from Permanent Bases at L1 and L3
  Claudio Maccone (Paper) (Presentation)
  
• Probabilistic Design of a Planetary Defense System
  Jason Sherwin, Jan Osburg and Dimitri Mavris (Paper) (Presentation)
  
• Spacecraft Mission Design For The Destruction Of Hazardous Near-Earth Objects Via Distributed-Energy Explosives
  Brent William Barbee and Leslie Gertsch (Paper) (Presentation)
  
• Opportunities for Deflection of Asteroid Threats
  Warren G. Greczyn, David F. Chichka (Paper) (Presentation)