February 2, 1969

"Block D has seperated, Moscow, initiating final descent."
"Copy, LK."

Leonov had used his excellent piloting skills to deorbit and get the lander on track to the planned landing site, a location in the Ocean of Storms region of the Moon. Now all that was left was to guide the lander safely down.

Meanwhile, on Earth, first transmissions were coming in. It is estimated 650 million people tuned in to see the first man walk on the Moon. The first satellite was Russian. The first man in space was Russian. The first man on the Moon will be Russian.