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Halo 3 Sentinel Screenshot by shadowspetsnaz, deviantart-ist
A team created by the B612 Foundation including NASA Astronauts and directors, planetary scientists and astronomers, and a Program Manager for Kepler Space Telescope among other titles, is building a real life Sentinel to protect Earth from asteroids.
The Sentinel Mission will use a privately funded spacecraft with instruments both proven and cutting edge in design, and is expected to discover more asteroids in its first month than all other telescopes combined have found in the last 30 years. Facing outward while orbiting the sun near Venus, this telescope will use infrared to scan for asteroids as small as 30 meters in diameter.
"We are at the beginning of a new era in exploration where private organizations can now conduct grand and audacious space missions, previously only possible by governments – and at lower cost. Mapping the great unknown of the inner solar system is the first step to opening up this next frontier, as well as protecting Earth."-The B612 Foundation, Sentinel Mission
Concept art of The Sentinel Telescope
Following are some details on the Sentinel from the Official website:
"We want to literally save the world"-Ed Lu
To help fund The Sentinal Mission, Apollo 9 spacewalker Rusty Schweickart and International Space Station flight engineer Ed Lu are auctioning some of their personal memorabilia that has accompanied them into space. The Ebay auction runs to July 7th, so hurry over if you're interested in making a bid to help save the world, but no worries if you can't donate by purchasing items in the auction, you can always donate at the site with benefits, see link below.
We are entering into an era where space exploration and the security of our planet is once again at the forefront of our minds. A time when the average man, woman and child can take part in a world-wide effort to go where no man has gone before. The future is now!
Take me to the space memorabilia auction naow!! >>
Never mind that, I just want to donate to this awesomeness!! >>
Sources: B612 Foundation/Sentinel Mission, NBC News
Real Life Sentinel | CHa0s | 7/6/13 12:08 am |
Wicked sweet. | Leisandir | 7/6/13 11:24 am |
Re: Wicked sweet. | CHa0s | 7/7/13 2:51 am |
Re: Wicked sweet. | ZaneZavin | 7/23/13 9:05 am |
This is awesome in every sense of the word. *NM* | General Vagueness | 7/12/13 12:54 am |
Re: Real Life Sentinel | Ducain | 7/23/13 8:58 am |