SpaceWalker - An Homage to Alexei Leonov

Spacewalker Suit(e) is my homage to the late Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first man in 1965 to "walk into space". He died in 2019, at age 85, after living a very full life. I composed my piece at that very moment, in his honour.

My Spacewalker Suit(e) in his honour has three parts:

Part 1 - "The Void" is about the marvelous emptiness but frightening loneliness of space and the majestic beauty of vistas never before contemplated by another human being so freely. (start 0:00, length 3'48")

Part 2 - "Trapped-Out" is my attempt to describe his state of mind, alternating between emotion and reason, as he realizes that he cannot reenter the capsule and has to take some extreme measures to save his life. There, alone, floating, gasping for air, you can imagine him in some semi-conscious state, hearing voices calling him from familiar earth below ...