Soviets Land First



On May 25, 1961, John F Kennedy, the then current president of the United States made an announcement that America would land a man on the moon by the end of the decade. He never saw this promise come true in 1969, but the world was forever shaped by the landing.

The Soviet Union also wanted to land a man on the moon. This started the space race. The Soviets sent the first man into space, Yuri Gagarin, while the Americans landed a man on the moon.

In OTL, America won the Space race. But what if, in a alternate timeline, The Soviet Union landed a man on the moon? Here is one scenario.