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Cosmic Hazards and better Planetary Defense for Earth and Mars, with Prof. Joseph Pelton

21 February 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm UTC+0

There are a number of global space-related issues where greater international collaboration is needed. Greater public awareness is required regarding potential threats from asteroids and comets, as well as catastrophic solar storms. ACES Worldwide seeks to collaborate with a wide range of space-related organizations, as well as with the United Nations of Office of Outer Space Affairs, in order to help develop better means, policies and recommended regulations to defend against these threats. Potential hazards include space debris, asteroids, comets, solar storms and other cosmic threats. ACES Worldwide will work to help expand and enhance the efforts of space agencies and other key organizations already pursuing these goals.

Prof. Joseph N. Pelton, BS, MA, Ph.D. is Director Emeritus of the Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute (SACRI) at George Washington University. Founder of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. Former Dean and Chairman of the Board of the International Space University, and Editor Emeritus of the International Journal of Space Communications. Exec. Board the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety. He was the founding President of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI). Author of over 300 articles, 50 books, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Literature Prize of American Astronautical Society. He is a member of the International Academic of Astronautics, Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, and associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Dr. Pelton is also Founder and Chair of the Board of ACES Worldwide.
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Details

Date:
21 February 2022
Time:
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm UTC+0

Venue

Zoom