Asteroid Day's video: 2018 Asteroid Technical Briefing Part 1

Each year around Asteroid Day, the Asteroid Foundation produces an in-depth technical presentation about asteroids. Experts from around the world provide insight into asteroid space missions, computational tools to find, track and deflect asteroids and the state of international and national asteroid initiatives. The presentations are followed by questions and answers led by a distinguished panel of astronauts. The sponsors, research organizations, universities and the general public are invited to attend this event. 00:00 Introduction: Georges Schmidt 02:40 Introduction of Speakers: Danica Remy 04:58 Speaker: Rusty Schweickart - Introductions, his personal story of the Apollo mission and his asteroid passion. Why asteroid deflection is a daunting geopolitical challenge. 14:16 Speaker: Dr. Ed Lu - Developing computational engine to build a dynamic map of asteroids in our solar system using cloud-based tools and advanced analytical tools. 28:50 Q & A Part 1 44:24 Speaker: Mark Boslough - The latest research on the possible effects of asteroid-driven tsunamis striking a coast, should an asteroid strike the ocean directly or explode above its waters and cutting edge visualizations to understand the scale of asteroid impacts. 01:04:40 Q & A Part 2 Asteroid Day is a global movement to protect Earth from asteroid impacts. Join us today! Host a local event and sign the 100X Declaration, here: http://asteroidday.org