OUR MISSIONOUR TEAMRESOURCESB612 BLOGB612 PRESS KITDONATEDONOR LISTGIVING FAQOUR MISSIONOUR TEAMRESOURCESB612 BLOGB612 PRESS KITDONATEDONOR LISTGIVING FAQOUR MISSIONStarting the MissionCore PrinciplesJoin the CrewOUR TEAMAsteroid InstituteBoard of DirectorsFounding CircleLeadershipStrategic AdvisorsRESOURCESPolicyScientific ResearchVideoB612 Press KitCONTACT USOfficesMedia RequestsSpeaker RequestsDONATEDonor ListGiving FAQTaking responsibility for our future, together.The goal of B612 is to protect Earth from asteroid impacts.LEARN HOWNews and resourcesSEE ALLB612 2018 Annual Progress Report  October 30, 2018Accelerate Asteroid Discovery  October 29, 2018   Over the past decade, B612, and now the Asteroid Institute, have argued for the importance of findin...Asteroid Institute adds Google Cloud and AGI as tech partners for asteroid tracking  March 5, 2018   Asteroid Institute adds Google Cloud and AGI as tech partners for asteroid tracking Google Cloud and...Press Release: B612 Creates Asteroid Institute  June 13, 2017   New scientific and technical Institute to collaborate with major universities and research centers w...Crew MembersThe ancients were correct in their belief that the heavens and the motion of astronomical bodies affect life on Earth—just not in the way they imagined. ”Sometimes those heavenly bodies run into Earth. This is why we must make it our mission to find asteroids.Lord Martin ReesSTRATEGIC ADVISOR  Lord Martin ReesBritish Astronomer Royal and Cosmologist STRATEGIC ADVISOR  Lord Martin ReesBritish Astronomer Royal and Cosmologist More NEO observations from the ground and from space are required to understand the asteroid hazard. More research on deflection and mitigation is necessary.Carolyn ShoemakerSTRATEGIC ADVISOR  Carolyn ShoemakerAmerican astronomer and  co-discoverer of  Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 STRATEGIC ADVISOR  Carolyn ShoemakerAmerican astronomer and co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 Legacy should be more than what we do for our families. The Sentinel mission is an opportunity to address a knowable and tangible threat to our civilization. Technology for technology’s sake is interesting. A mission to save the planet is riveting.Suzanna MakFOUNDING CIRCLE  Suzanna Mak FOUNDING CIRCLE  Suzanna Mak Projects B612 undertakes are not just in the purview of large space agencies anymore. Private companies and nations now can compete with more ideas, more innovation and sometimes, collaboration. I think this takes the space industry, space science, and exploration to a whole new level.Steve JurvetsonFOUNDING CIRCLE 
 
Steve Jurvetson
Partner, DFJ
 
FOUNDING CIRCLE 
 
Steve Jurvetson
Partner, DFJ
 
Working proactively and internationally to prevent serious asteroid impact is a good step.
Roger Blandford
STRATEGIC ADVISOR 
 
Roger Blandford
Professor of physics at Stanford University
 
STRATEGIC ADVISOR 
 
Roger Blandford
Professor of physics at Stanford University
 
We Believe
LEARN MORE
Technical Excellence
Our extend