I created a challenge for the real-world Historical Space Race, and this mission thread is going to be my entry into that. It is good manners to actually do the challenge you put forth, so here I am. A link to the Historical Space Race thread:
I'm playing as the Soviets in this run-through...although I do have time to change my mind and do both at once if I wish. The first 3 flights in the challenge are Soviet-based, so I could potentially end up doing those and then deciding to also do