For this weeks L.L.A.M.A.S. I started with a theme, Ham the Astrochimp.
This is part two of three electronic soundscapes celebrating Ham's life.
I went for an old school 1960's experimental electronic music sound, no sequencing, played live with no overdubs.
This electronic soundscape covers the suborbital flight of No. 65, also known as Ham the Astrochimp.

All sounds from the 2hp Lunchbox modular synthesizer.
Recorded direct to a Tascam DR-07X.

On January 31, 1961, Ham was secured in a Project Mercury mission designated MR-2 and launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a suborbital flight. Ham's vital signs and tasks were monitored by sensors and computers on Earth. The capsule suffered a partial loss of pressure during the flight, but Ham's space suit prevented him from suffering any harm. Ham's lever-pushing performance in space was only a fraction of a second slower than on Earth, demonstrating that tasks could be performed in space. Ham's capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean and was recovered by the USS Donner later that day. His only physical injury was a bruised nose. His flight was 16 minutes and 39 seconds long.

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