I am a contributor to the B612 Foundation, a private foundation dedicated to protecting the Earth from asteroid strikes.
Formed by Astronauts Edward Lu and Rusty Schweickart, they are trying to raise private money to put a telescope in orbit (called SENTINEL) to give us early warning of incoming asteroids.
As we say today with the impact at Chelyabinsk, and the close pass by 2012 DA14, both in one day, it illustrates the need and the urgency for this. We have the technology. All we need is the money and the political will.
I donated to the foundation. Would you consider making a small donation too! It is too important to let it go by.
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