I. The Nest

Vitali grew up in the Soviet Union during WW II. When a Soviet plane is shot down over his village, he learns about the monstrosity of war. After his father is killed in the closing days of the conflict, he vows that he will never let injustice prevail. As soon as he can, he joins the Air Force in a quest to settle an old score. Fit, brilliant and driven, he is selected for the Cosmonaut corps, but soon realizes that the most brilliant men will not make it to space. The party is looking for soldiers to fight to fight on the front lines of the Cold War, when all Vitali wants is to bring mankind together through his historic flight into space.