Guest: Dr. Robert Farquhar. Topics: Our discussion centered around his memoirs in his new book and his space involvement over fifty years. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We welcomed Dr. Robert Farquhar back to the program to discuss his new book, "Fifty Years On The Space Frontier: Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More." If you purchase the book using the following Amazon link, Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show/OGLF: www.amazon.com/Fifty-Years-Space-Frontier-Asteroids/dp/1432759272/ref=on.... Dr. Farquhar started out by talking about his early interest and work in aviation and space, gradually taking us up to and including the missions he has described in his excellent book. Among some of the points he made included that in the early years, there was much more independent freedom for those working on missions while today things are done by consensus, committees, etc. When asked if the missions were improved and the costs contained by the newer methods, he said he did not think so. Its an interesting discussion you will want to hear. He highlighted several of the early missions and we talked quite a bit about the halo orbit and Lagrange points. He also told us stories about plaques he snuck on missions, trying to arrange one mission arrival to coincide with his birthday and more. Great stories and for sure you will have a smile if not an outright laugh when listening to Dr. Farquhar. He also said all of the stories he was telling us were in his book. Later in the longer first segment we talked about human spaceflight and why he supports SLS/Orion. This discussion took us into a more extensive conversation about L1 and L2 missions in the Earth-Moon system. In the second segment, listeners asked about L4 with the 2010 TK7 asteroid, New Horizons, Pluto, Mercury, and more. Bob told us additional stories, including some about the photos used in the book. The JWST came up as did additional funding for NASA. Bob did not think more funding was needed but thought the existing money could be used better. The Kuiper Belt was discussed as were asteroid issues in general along with specific missions. Neat the end of the show, I asked Bob if his space work & expertise has given him perspectives on the existence of ET. This is a brief discussion you do not want to miss! Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog URL above.