How might humanity send a mission to explore or even deflect a potentially hazardous object (PHO)? A PHO is a celestial body, usually an asteroid, which regularly intersects Earth’s orbit and, depending on size, has the potential to cause a few minor casualties (such as Chelyabinsk), or can even erase entire species (such as Chicxulub which wiped out the dinosaurs).
Speakers: Adam Hibberd and Marshall Eubanks 
Adam Hibberd is the principal astrodynamicist behind Project Lyra (the investigation of missions to catch the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua), and who is also creator of ‘Optimum Interplanetary Trajectory Software’; he is joined by the talented and passionate scientist, with a prestigious history in the space sector, Marshall Eubanks, owner of Space Initiatives Inc., to present a talk concerning their recent research into a mission to the infamous PHO designated 2024 YR4.
Meeting Timetable
- 13:55 – The meeting is available to join
- 14:00 – Welcome
- 14:05 – Flying to a Potentially Hazardous Object: A Mission of Gravity by Adam Hibberd & T. Marshall Eubanks
- 14:45 ish – Questions and Answers (we enable everyone’s microphone to allow an interactive Q&A session)
So, here’s the Plan/Joining Instructions!
- Register for the Talk using the link below
- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-FNFORRjwGpvn4Fv1b1UGI6bWJ6fLabDSQkpAHvhYPnittQ/viewform
- Before the event, we will send you an email with the joining link for the meeting.
- On the day, click meeting link (and follow the on-screen instructions to install Zoom if prompted)
Please Note
The Conference Call and Q & A sessions will be recorded (which may capture your name, picture, voice or video) and made available via the West Midlands Facebook group and possibly via the BIS HQ website. You consent to this by registering for the Conference Call/Q & A sessions.
