A wild ride into the depths of outer space and the heights of hubris! October 4, 1957: The launch of Sputnika piece of orbital space junk that goes beep beepkicks off a battle for celestial supremacy between the USSR and the USA, rival superpowers armed with massive rockets, galaxy-sized egos, and zero chill. Over the course of a decade, scientists, politicians, and regular folks on both sides of the Iron Curtain grapple with the big questions: How do you convince a dog to volunteer for a one-way trip into orbit? Wouldnt it be easier to just fake the whole moon landing thing in a movie studio? And how are we supposed to sell commemorative T-shirts and coffee mugs if we dont get a sweet logo designed ASAP? Writer Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau (Vampire Cousins) and artist Francis Desharnais (Art Wars) blast off on a ridiculous, irreverent, and utterly un-factual journey through the twists and turns of the Space Race. Across a series of hilarious episodes,