The Goal of the B612* Foundation is... To significantly alter the orbit of an asteroid, in a controlled manner, by 2015.   Asteroid and comet impacts have both destroyed and shaped life on Earth since it formed. The Earth orbits the Sun in a vast swarm of near Earth asteroids (NEAs). The probability of an unacceptable collision in this century is ~2%. We now have the capability to anticipate an impact and to prevent it. * B612 is the asteroid home of the Little Prince in Antoine de Saint-Exupery's child's story The Little Prince.   We've been anticipating the conclusion of a contract we issued to Jet Propulsion Laboratory in early 2008, and it's now available. We asked JPL to analyze, in detail, the performance of a transponder equipped gravity tractor (t-GT) in determining the precise orbit of a NEO with which it has rendezvoused, and to evaluate the towing performance of the GT per se. This, and other interesting findings are now in and available on the News & Events page. (see #18) .   Please contribute to our work... If, after looking through our site, you wish to help in this endeavour, please click on our Contact Us page and give us your comments. There is also an option on that page to donate to our efforts, and we appreciate your support in advance. Thank you for your interest.