Orbiting earth in Space Station Mir, a Lone Cosmonaut is unable to see the fall of the iron Curtain. Silent calls of the haclyon blue orb emphasize his disconnection with the entirety of human existence, while only thin layers of terrestrially forged metal separate life from the deadly vacuum of space. Devoid of all communication, dwindling supplies and failing equipment push his body and mind to unenviable extremes as time stretches into the outer Cosmos. What was once an orderly and harmonious system reveals itself as a chaotic nebula, a clouded assembly of disparate elements. With the promise of contact never realized, hope of rescue freezes to absolute zero. Childhood images unite past with present, and earth with the universe, which facilitates an otherwise impossible homecoming, a reunion between communist and community. This attempt to control the course of the future ensures the direction of the past. With life’s orbit fully realized, the harmonious order of the Cosmos is restored.