I really don't have any specific areas, honestly. Just the idea of space as a whole is interesting to me, whatever it may be.

And I wouldn't worry too much about being a bother. I think they'll understand that you're desperate if you contact them once more. If you KEEP doing it, they might be pissed, but if they really just sit and crunch numbers all day, I can't imagine they're all that upset that someone is interested in them.

As for the college thing, I have never once taken notes in high school (other than when it was required, and I still only did then once), so the whole note taking business ain't my thing. Luckily, I pay attention very well in class, so when teachers lecture, I tend to learn and retain as much as anyone, if not better. I plan on going college (as of now) when I'm done with the Navy, but who knows where life will take me? And if I do, it'll be (hopefully) to become a music engineer, but really anything in the music field would be great.