Clark Chapman
Clark Chapman
The B612 Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation with headquarters in the United States, dedicated to planetary defense against asteroids and other near-Earth objectimpacts. It is led mainly by scientists, former astronauts and engineers from the Institute for Advanced Study, Southwest Research Institute, Stanford University, NASA and the space industry...
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Remember this is a proof-of-concept engineering mission, not a science mission. We really do have to learn how to operate in the vicinity of an asteroid if we are ever going to use them for space resources or if we are going to have a reliable capability to deflect a dangerous one.
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It was the worst scenario that you could think of. You don't want NFA to destroy your confidence early but they had us way back on our heels the whole game.
energy seniors
The seniors have never made the states. You could tell that their energy was real high.
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Cat (Lewis) gets a lot of pressure every game. They know she's a freshman, but she doesn't play like one. She puts her heart out there. Cat is a tough kid, knows the game, and runs our offense.
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Catherine picked up her points this game. I was happy with the team effort.
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But there are more asteroids out there, so we should be paying attention.
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She did come out with a lot of energy in that second half and that helped. She was tough that whole second half, wasn't fatigued at all.
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They came out in the first quarter on fire. They hit four 3s. We don't face teams like this very often and to have them come out and knock down shots it put us back on our heels quite a bit.
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There are essentially no craters visible at all. Instead, there are rocks and boulders covering much of the body. And then there are the remarkable flat areas.
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You don't want to nudge it until you know what the nudge is going to do.
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It is a reward. We have to look at it that way. We're one of the eight teams going to the party on Saturday.
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Our guards have been doing that up front all year, putting pressure on the ball. It was a tremendous defensive effort. Each kid did a little something out there.
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You don't have to change the course of the comet very much to miss the keyhole if you do it a number of years in advance.