Love, Fear, and Greed: Why We Should Go to the Asteroids

Most people fear asteroids as a threat to life on Earth. Scientists' love of knowledge drives them to check out the material our planet grew from. And a few visionaries have argued that the mineral wealth in the asteroids is huge. Now, advanced space engineering and new astronomical knowledge can be combined to make exploring the asteroids possible, and potentially profitable. Martin Elvis will discuss how this can be done. Viewing through telescopes follows the talk if weather permits.