Asteroid Institute Announces Program with York Space Systems to Explore Low-Cost Space-Based Asteroid Tracking System

The Asteroid Institute, a program of the B612 Foundation, has announced a new collaboration with York Space Systems to explore a data-gathering constellation of satellites for a new asteroid tracking system. In addition, the Institute will join York's innovative program with Metropolitan State University (MSU) of Denver, by engaging students to work on the project, providing both motivation and practical skills to train the next generation space industry workforce.

"We are tremendously impressed with York's capabilities, facilities and engineering expertise to initiate this collaboration," stated B612 President Danica Remy. "We are also highly supportive of their innovative enterprise business model, which integrates all segments of a space mission, from provision of the standardized bus through launch and mission operations. This allows an organization like the Asteroid Institute, to concentrate on developing special purpose instruments with partners and advanced data processing, while York takes responsibility for the spacecraft mission."

Among the Asteroid Institute's projects are ADAM, an open source cloud-based platform for asteroid data analysis and mapping, and the development of a new technology called synthetic tracking for discovering asteroids too dim and fast moving to be effectively tracked by many telescopes. The goal of the Asteroid Institute is to create a dynamic map of the asteroids of the inner solar system, which is crucial for planetary defense, while enabling future space exploration and contributing to our understanding of the origins of our Solar System.

The Asteroid Institute strongly commends York on its partnership with Metropolitan State University (MSU-Denver), and collaboration with the Asteroid Institute will engage MSU students from the Aerospace Science Department to work on the program. "We are very excited to be partnered with MSU-Denver and the Asteroid Institute, the world-class program dedicated to studying and understanding asteroids." said Charles Beames, Executive Chairman of York Space Systems.

MSU-Denver has worked with aerospace and technology industry leaders to develop the Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute, a first-of-its kind advanced manufacturing curriculum that integrates seven STEM disciplines including advanced 3D additive manufacturing capabilities.

Central to MSU-Denver's efforts is the industry-academic partnership that will advance the next generation of aerospace engineers and manufacturers. York and B612 will also arrange for future Asteroid Institute interns and fellows to work within York facilities, and MSU-Denver interns to work with B612 Asteroid Institute.

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