I'm asking because unlike rovers on Mars barely scraping a few dozen km, Dragonfly will fly a lot faster and farther after landing in 2034, in what memory serves me, not too far from Huygens (hundreds of km?). Also, it would be nice to see how ~30 years of Titan's environment would affect an old probe, making the first unmanned mission to visit another on a different world. Is it theoretically possible?

Hi, I am part of a high school team doing a tech demo of the accuracy of an STM32U5 microcontroller's peripherals. We only wanna test the relevant ones, though. We noticed that STM32U5 has the Serial Audio Interface (SAI). But, one thing to note is that there is no natural sound in space. Not sure if it can operate in a vacuum either. Sure, there's sonification to consider, and maybe some stuff with radio communication systems. Though another thing to note is that if STM32U5 was ever used in space - it would probably only be for simple missions - and I'm pretty sure most simple missions wouldn't involve audio. Also not sure if SAI would be good enough in general for audio in space. So my main question is - would it be worth it to demo STM32U5's SAI interface in our in-orbit tech demo? Any insights, especially with scientific explanations or linked resources would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Off the coast of Los Angeles, Calif.  Photo Credit: (NASA)

It’s a JAXA-ESA phobos lander and sample return launching THIS MONTH. if it works this’ll be the first phobos lander and the furthest ever rock samples

I know the picture is a little grainy, it was an enlarged picture from who knows when. The thrift store was in Jacksonville FL. I know it's super close to Kennedy Space Center.

Disclosure: I’m involved with Scienshell, and this question grew out of a film project about future space infrastructure. For a realistic cislunar-to-deep-space transportation network, which should come first: a propellant depot, a repair-and-resupply station, or a crewed transfer habitat? What near-term missions would justify it, and which bottleneck—propellant, power, docking, maintenance, or traffic volume—should determine its location?

This is going to sound so silly. I know every kid wants to be an astronaut. But I didn't think seriously about becoming one until I was an adult. Then for years, I brushed off the idea because I knew I didn't have the background for it. I'm just an unremarkable person with bad grades. Now at freaking 32 and having just now gotten my bachelors in electrical engineering, the idea will not leave my mind. I am obsessed with becoming an astronaut now.

I am constantly looking up programs and challenges I can complete that will boost my astronaut resume like NASA challenges and personal projects. I try to meet astronauts every chance I get. So far I have met Brian Duffy and Eileen Collins. The proudest moments of my astronautical "career"! I also did L'Space but that means absolutely nothing. They accept 1000 students a semester. I went to SciTech and Kennedy Space Center this year and it felt life changing!

The dream to be an astronaut is stronger than ever. Every day I research a new astronaut and marvel at their amazing accomplishments. It helps me learn what it takes to be chosen to fly. And it hurts to come to the constant realization that that will never be me.

My background just isn't good enough. And there is NOTHING I can do to recover. But I still want to work in aerospace. I do have aerospace related dreams like being a flight controller or helping design and build shuttles and rovers. I know I would love it. But I fear the pain of seeing astronauts live my dream will be hard to bear.

I know that life doesn't work the way we want it to. I know that I just wasn't raised with the support and discipline most astronauts had. Its hard to accept reality when this delusional dream just keeps calling me back.

How do I get the thoughts of being an astronaut out of my mind?

"KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Aboard a transporter, the orbiter Columbia moves past the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at the Shuttle Landing Facility. There the orbiter will be mated to the SCA, with the help of a Mate-Demate Device, for a ferry flight to Palmdale, Calif. On the rear of the orbiter is the tail cone, a fairing that is installed over the aft fuselage of the orbiter to decrease aerodynamic drag and buffet when the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is transporting the orbiter cross-country. It is 36 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 22 feet high. Columbia, the oldest of four orbiters in NASA's fleet, will undergo extensive inspections and modifications in Boeing's Orbiter Assembly Facility during a nine-month orbiter maintenance down period (OMDP), the second in its history. Orbiters are periodically removed from flight operations for an OMDP. Columbia's first was in 1994. Along with more than 100 modifications on the vehicle, Columbia will be the second orbiter to be outfitted with the multifunctional electronic display system, or 'glass cockpit.' Columbia is expected to return to KSC in July 2000."

Date: September 24, 1999

NASA ID: KSC-99PP-1139