Workshop Final Report
Asteroid Initiative Idea Synthesis Workshop
NASA conducted the Asteroid Initiative Idea Synthesis Workshop Nov. 20-22, 2013 at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston. During the workshop, NASA personnel examined the many good ideas that were submitted in response to the Asteroid Initiative Request for Information in June.
Asteroid Initiative Idea Synthesis Workshop Videos
Plenary Session Presentations
Sept. 30 Opening Plenary
- Asteroid Initiative Overview, Robert Lightfoot (17.9 KB PDF)
- Synthesis Sessions Instructions, Michele Gates (846 KB PDF)
- RFI Summary, Chris Moore (1 MB PDF)
Nov. 20 Opening Plenary
- Introduction, Michele Gates (3.9 MB PDF)
- Asteroid Redirect Mission & Human Spaceflight, Steve Stich (6.7 MB PDF)
- Capture Mechanisms Overview, Brian Wilcox (2.8 MB PDF)
- NASA Observation Program, Lindley Johnson (6.7 MB PDF)
- RFI Process Overview, Chris Moore (4.3 MB PDF)
Nov. 22 Closing Plenary
- Asteroid Observation, Lindley Johnson (889 KB PDF)
- Asteroid Redirection, Jim Reuter (888 KB PDF)
- Asteroid Deflection Demonstrations, Dan Mazanek (882 KB PDF)
- Asteroid Capture Systems, Jasen Raboin (2.8 MB PDF)
- Asteroid Crew Systems, Steve Stich (5 MB PDF)
- Asteroid Initiative Partnerships, Jason Kessler (841 KB PDF)