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X-WR-CALDESC:The Silicon Valley Lectures Series - In Person\n\n On Wednesda
 y\, October 11\, 2023 at 7 pm (PST)\, Dr. Robert Jedicke (U of Hawaii) wil
 l give a free\, illustrated\, non-technical lecture entitled:   \n'The Per
 il and Profit of Near-Earth Objects' in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill 
 College\, in Los Altos (see directions below)  \n\n  * We ask that attende
 es be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 and wear a mask while indoor
 s at the event. Extra masks will be provided.  Thank you.  \n\nThe recordi
 ng will be on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SVAstronomyLectures   \n\nTh
 e talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series\, now in its
  24th year.  \n\n About the Webinar:\nNear-Earth objects present both an e
 xistential threat to human civilization and an extraordinary opportunity t
 o help our exploration and expansion across the solar system. The risk of 
 a sudden\, civilization-altering collision with an asteroid or comet has m
 arkedly diminished in recent decades due to diligent astronomical surveys\
 , but a significant level of danger persists. At the same time\, remarkabl
 e strides have been made in advancing technologies that pave the way for a
  new vision of space exploration – one that entails missions and outposts 
 within the inner solar system fueled by resources extracted from asteroids
 \, starting with the most accessible near-Earth objects. These objects con
 tain exploitable extraterrestrial resources delivered to the inner solar s
 ystem by gravitational perturbations from the planets.  And they have been
  naturally preprocessed into objects the ideal size for industrial operati
 ons. \n\n \nAbout Dr. Robert  Jedicke:\nRobert Jedicke has had professiona
 l careers in particle physics\, astronomy\, and software engineering. He o
 btained his Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from the University of 
 Toronto and held post-doctoral positions at the Fermi National Accelerator
  Laboratory in Batavia\, Illinois\, and at the University of Arizona’s Lun
 ar & Planetary Laboratory. At the University of Hawai`i’s Institute for As
 tronomy for the last 20 years\, he managed the development of the Moving O
 bject Processing System for the Pan-STARRS telescope on Maui that is one o
 f the world’s leading discovery systems for asteroids and comets. His curr
 ent research interests include studying the properties of interstellar obj
 ects and developing plans to extract water from asteroids to provide fuel 
 for spacecraft missions. \n\n------------------------------------------\nF
 oothill College is just off the El Monte Road exit from Freeway 280 in Los
  Altos.    \n\nFor directions and parking information\, see: https://footh
 ill.edu/parking/  \nFor a campus map\, to find the Smithwick Theater (Bldg
 . 1000)\, see: https://foothill.edu/map/    \n\nThe lecture is co-sponsore
 d by:  \n\n* The Foothill College Science\, Tech\, Engineering & Math Divi
 sion  \n* The SETI Institute  \n* The Astronomical Society of the Pacific 
  \n* The University of California Observatories (including Lick Observator
 y).
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DESCRIPTION:The Silicon Valley Lectures Series - In Person\n\n On Wednesday
 \, October 11\, 2023 at 7 pm (PST)\, Dr. Robert Jedicke (U of Hawaii) will
  give a free\, illustrated\, non-technical lecture entitled:   \n'The Peri
 l and Profit of Near-Earth Objects' in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill C
 ollege\, in Los Altos (see directions below)  \n\n  * We ask that attendee
 s be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 and wear a mask while indoors
  at the event. Extra masks will be provided.  Thank you.  \n\nThe recordin
 g will be on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SVAstronomyLectures   \n\nThe
  talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series\, now in its 
 24th year.  \n\n About the Webinar:\nNear-Earth objects present both an ex
 istential threat to human civilization and an extraordinary opportunity to
  help our exploration and expansion across the solar system. The risk of a
  sudden\, civilization-altering collision with an asteroid or comet has ma
 rkedly diminished in recent decades due to diligent astronomical surveys\,
  but a significant level of danger persists. At the same time\, remarkable
  strides have been made in advancing technologies that pave the way for a 
 new vision of space exploration – one that entails missions and outposts w
 ithin the inner solar system fueled by resources extracted from asteroids\
 , starting with the most accessible near-Earth objects. These objects cont
 ain exploitable extraterrestrial resources delivered to the inner solar sy
 stem by gravitational perturbations from the planets.  And they have been 
 naturally preprocessed into objects the ideal size for industrial operatio
 ns. \n\n \nAbout Dr. Robert  Jedicke:\nRobert Jedicke has had professional
  careers in particle physics\, astronomy\, and software engineering. He ob
 tained his Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from the University of T
 oronto and held post-doctoral positions at the Fermi National Accelerator 
 Laboratory in Batavia\, Illinois\, and at the University of Arizona’s Luna
 r & Planetary Laboratory. At the University of Hawai`i’s Institute for Ast
 ronomy for the last 20 years\, he managed the development of the Moving Ob
 ject Processing System for the Pan-STARRS telescope on Maui that is one of
  the world’s leading discovery systems for asteroids and comets. His curre
 nt research interests include studying the properties of interstellar obje
 cts and developing plans to extract water from asteroids to provide fuel f
 or spacecraft missions. \n\n------------------------------------------\nFo
 othill College is just off the El Monte Road exit from Freeway 280 in Los 
 Altos.    \n\nFor directions and parking information\, see: https://foothi
 ll.edu/parking/  \nFor a campus map\, to find the Smithwick Theater (Bldg.
  1000)\, see: https://foothill.edu/map/    \n\nThe lecture is co-sponsored
  by:  \n\n* The Foothill College Science\, Tech\, Engineering & Math Divis
 ion  \n* The SETI Institute  \n* The Astronomical Society of the Pacific  
 \n* The University of California Observatories (including Lick Observatory
 ).
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SUMMARY:In person! Silicon Valley Lecture Series: “The Peril and Profit of 
 Near-Earth Objects' with Dr. Robert Jedicke (U of Hawaii)
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