We welcomed John Jossy to the show for a two segment two hour discussion on a wide range of space and space related topics.  During the first segment of our program, John talked about some key areas of his background including ordering a telescope kit form Edmund Scientific, grinding his own mirrors and making two reflector amateur telescopes.  The subject of grinding mirrors for a telescope caught on and was discussed later in the program with some of our callers.  Also in the early part of the first segment, we talked about the research sources John constantly visits and uses to not only

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Martin Elvis, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Asteroid mining as a commercially viable option. 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.

Guest: Dr. Pascal Lee. Topics: Dr. Lee discussed HSF for Mars, pending Mars mission, Mars science, Earth analogs & his new book, "Mission Mars." Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use.

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Seth Shostak, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Kepler Space Telescope and SETI. 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. Written 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.

Guests: Marc Millis and Paul Gilster. Topics: DARPA One Hundred Year Starship Project, interstellar space travel, management of long duration projects. 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.