Two global powers racing against each other to claim sole superiority surely couldn’t lead to any casualties, right? The right to claim the title of global superpower was on the line, with one deciding factor for who won: Who would get a living organism to space first? The Soviet Union or The United States of America; the stakes could not be any higher. Both sides feared the capabilities the other would have if they conquered the stars. A conflict both sides intended to win regardless of what they had to do. The Soviet Union was ahead; they already had a successful satellite placed into orbit called The Sputnik 1. As…