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Robert Farquhar 1932-2015 By Keith Cowing Spaceref.com October 18, 2015 My friend Robert Farquhar left this life today. He orbited the sun 83 times. He was big on orbits and designed some of the most esoteric and complex spacecraft trajectories ever attempted which were executed with stunning precision. Between ISEE-3's crazy trips around the inner solar system to the recent flyby of Pluto, Bob had a hand in many missions. I went to visit Bob a week or so ago at home. He was weak but still smiled when I told him we had a date to go outside and wave at ISEE-3 when it flies by Earth again in 2029. More to follow in the days ahead. This graphic went out on the @ISEE3Reboot Twitter account today "I lost my human brother Bob Farquhar today. Although I don't have a computer I will always remember him." ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
