Watch more clips of this movie, visit our site at www.SpaceViz.com"Planetary Defense" nominated for the prestigious 2008 Clarke Awards, the Oscars for Space Achievements.Fellow nominees include Sir Richard Branson, Professor Stephen Hawking and Ron Howard.SynopsisWho will save Earth?Scientists and the military have only recently awakened to the notion that impacts with Earth do happen. "Planetary Defense" meets with both the scientific and military communities to study our options to mitigate an impact from asteroids and comets, collectively known as NEO's (Near Earth Objects). "Civilization is ill prepared for the inevitable. It's not if an impact will happen with the Earth, it's when!"Mark Moidel's "Planetary Defense" - nominated for a '2008 Sir Arthur Clarke Award' (The British 'Oscars(r)' for Space Achievements) alongside "Ron Howard's In the Shadow of the Moon". Fellow nominees include Stephen Hawking and Sir Richard Branson. Planetary Defense features:David Morrison (NASA AMES) Duncan Steel (Space Researcher, Author) Brigadier General Simon P. Worden (USAF, Retired) Donald K. Yeomans (NASA Manager, JPL NEO Program) Clark Chapman (SwRI) Daniel Scheeres (University of Michigan) Michael A'Hearn (Deep Impact, Principal Investigator, University of Maryland) Steven Ostro (JPL, Radar Research) Grant Stokes (LINEAR) Alan W. Harris (DLR, Berlin) Alan W. Harris (SSI) Robert J. Whiteley (University of Arizona) Richard Binzel (MIT) Michael Belton (BSEI, Belton Space Exploration Initiatives) Special Guests Include:Sir Arthur C. Clarke (Author, "2001: A Space Odyssey") Freeman J. Dyson (Physicist Emeritus, Princeton) David H. Levy (Co-Disoverer of 'Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9' which impacted with Jupiter in 1994) Rusty Schweickart (Apollo 9 astronaut, Chairman ASE Committee on NEO's) Television Broadcasts:"Planetary Defense" had it's World Premiere on United Nations TV in New York City and via the United Nations web cast to the rest of the world. Some Select ReviewsYour production is the best there is regarding NEOs, the threat of impact, and what might be done about it. Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 Astronaut; Chairman, ASE-NEO Committee; Chairman B-612 Foundation, May 21, 2007"A brilliant, original and creative look at the danger Earth faces from space." David H. Levy, Jarnac Observatory, Tucson, Arizona, May 23, 2007"It's fascinating - you have done an excellent job in blending the scientific, technological, political and military aspects of NEO threats. I cannot agree with you more that it's not if; it's just a matter of when! Without exaggeration, I can say this is one of the most important documentaries made. You may quote me on this."Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Author (of many books including "2001: A Space Odyssey"), Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2007The DVD contains nearly one hour of Bonus materials!Watch more clips of this movie, visit our site at www.SpaceViz.comThis product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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