Matt Gialich

We can build them very quickly, and we don't require a dedicated launch.

We're almost perfect for this mission as we go out there.

The other thing is, you gotta do something with the asteroid when you get there.

What did I talk about in our refinery?

We essentially reject a large amount of material.

Well, when you reject that, even though it's very small, when you shoot an iron atom off an asteroid, it imparts a force into the asteroid to push it one direction.

And so if we can continue to remove material and throw it out, you can start to steer asteroids.

Now, I want to be clear.

You can't steer them very much.

And this is why it matters how early we detect it.

If we detect an asteroid that's pointed right at Earth and it's three months away,

start having parties.

Like, we ain't gonna do shit.

But if we detect it 10 years in advance, and we can put very, very small changes in it, we can hopefully steer it away from the Earth enough to minimize the impact.

In a lot of cases, you're talking about impact minimization, not necessarily going to completely get it away from the planet.

There's an asteroid called Apothos that's getting more and more press in the news.

It's coming by in 2029.

and we believe will break up when it comes by the Earth.

And depending on how it breaks up, there may be some re-impact in, I think, 2034.

Not to scare anybody, these will be relatively small-sized impacts.