FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (Aril 1, 2025) Team Rubicon, the disaster relief organization known for deploying military veterans and first responders to critical humanitarian missions across Earth, today announced Operation Rubigeddon, a groundbreaking operation to mitigate the potential threat of Asteroid 2024 YR4.
Mission Context
In December 2024, researchers identified Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially classified as a potential “city-killer asteroid” with a projected impact in 2032. Although scientific assessments have since reduced the strike probability to less than 1%, Team Rubicon remains committed to its core principle: all possible disasters deserve mitigation.
“When humanity faces an unprecedented threat, Team Rubicon volunteers are ready to serve,” said Art delaCruz, CEO of Team Rubicon. “Disasters don’t wait, and neither do we—even in space. Operation Rubigeddon represents our organization’s commitment to protecting not just communities, but our entire planet.”
Mission Overview
For 15 years, Team Rubicon has responded to disasters and humanitarian crises on Earth. For the past several years, it has also been developing a highly classified set of capabilities to respond to threats from asteroids, meteors, and falling space debris. Beginning April 1, 2025, the veteran-led disaster relief nonprofit will deploy a specialized team of volunteers—or Greyshirts—to the newly-established Moon Operation Center (MOC) to conduct asteroid mitigation operations.
Crisis Clean is already taking phone calls from residents in the areas affected, as well as in Bay of Michael, CA. On April 1, 2025, unclaimed work orders number over 15 million.
For more on Operation Rubiggedon, or for anyone who wants to register to volunteer to serve, visit https://teamrubiconusa.org.
About Team Rubicon
Team Rubicon is a veteran-led humanitarian organization that serves global communities before, during, and after disasters and crises. Founded following the Haiti earthquake in 2010, the organization has grown to more than 190,000 volunteers across the United States and has launched over 1,200 operations domestically and internationally.
Media Contact: TR Press or AprilFools@TeamRubiconUSA.org.