he was standing in the building of the KGB, reviewing different blue prints for what rocket he could put together in order to beat America in the space race. He’s already launched Sputnik back in the beginning of October, so how hard could it be?

he raises an eyebrow at the new blueprint held up to him by his assistant, he shooed it away and spoke in his thick Russian accent “Нет.. Not that one. Almost identical to the last one you have showed me!” he looks over to the wall where he hung up the American newspaper talking about him sending off Sputnik and how he might beat the west “Blyat..” he muttered under his breath