As I said a few posts back, I am a huge space science dork. My top 5 favorite NASA probes are:
1. Voyager
2. Cassini
3. Viking
4. Galileo
5. Spirit & Opportunity
Number two on that list disintegrated in the atmosphere of Saturn today. Cassini was in orbit around Saturn for 7 years and made some of the most fantastic encounters of any planetary mission. The most amazing discovery concerns a little moon called Enceladus. Through Cassini, scientists have determined that Enceladus has a global subsurface saltwater ocean that might host hydrothermal vents. It's probably our best bet for finding life in our solar system.
But Cassini was running out of fuel and rather than risk crashing into a moon and contaminating it, the folks at NASA decided to plunge the spacecraft into Saturn. Cassini will dive into the planet's atmosphere, sending science data for as long as its small thrusters can keep the spacecraft's antenna pointed at Earth. Soon after, Cassini will burn up and disintegrate like a meteor.
This mix is a Requiem for Cassini. Rather than an electronic, space music feel I went with all neo-classical and soundtrack cuts. The track titles tell the story.
Thanks to NASA and everyone on the Cassini team.
T R A C K L I S T :
Rainfall Meditation
simply ambient
Fragmented Dialogue
Not seeing is a flower
Dub Train Dub Station
Sea of Stars 2020
Sunday Morning Music vo. 20 - Exhale
Serenity, Hope & Grace by Paul Asbury Seaman
DEVS - a real & unreal soundtrack
Of Reed and Breath
Lockdown - by Peter Van Cooten of Ambientblog.net
Piano Day 2020
Alone Time - music for self-isolation
Lullabies for a Night Train by Paul Asbury Seaman
Music for Meditation - healing vibes for election season
Sequential Circuits 2.0.2.0
Guitarscapes 2020
Worlds Within Worlds - Field Recordings 2020
Sunday Morning Music Vol. 19 - Rhodes to the 70s
The Voice of Silence: Bells, Gongs & Gamelan - by Paul Asbury Seaman
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