He is the Mission Director for the B612 Foundation's Sentinel program that will find Near Earth Asteroids and identify potential Earth impact threats.
It was discovered by Near Earth Asteroid Tracking on January 4, 2001.
It was discovered by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking program near Haleakalā on the Hawaiian island of Maui on March 12, 2004.
Five Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) missions ranging from "Minimum" to "Full" capability are being studied.
As one of the bigger Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs), Eros has played a significant role in history.
Teegarden's Star is the most recent example, a nearby star discovered in 2003 in archived data taken years earlier for NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Tracking program.
Near Earth Asteroids and bodies in the asteroid belt could also be sources of raw materials for ISRU.
It was discovered by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking program near Haleakalā on the Hawaiian island of Maui on October 6, 2002.
During his time there, he was involved in searching for Near Earth Asteroids and also created and ran a supplemental support site,(fmogroup.org) for the volunteers on the project.
There is likely to be little economic return from the colonization of Mars while Lunar and Near Earth Asteroid industry is likely to be exporting to Earth.