The Desire of The Astronaut probes physical thrills and depths of emotion known only to those who have experienced zero gravity and extreme isolation through space travel. Stranded in the U.S. Wanderer, an old space station locked in orbit around the planet Mars, Esteban Only’s only human contact —via intermittent, static-ridden radio communications— is fellow astronaut Emily Kinson, whom he hopes will help him find his way back home to Earth. When her voice breaks through the noise one last time, does it bring the news he so desires?