Bondarenko as a hero

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==Timeline==
1961: Instead of Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet Union sends cosmonaut Valentin Bondarenko into orbit aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Bondarenko successfully completes one orbit before his capsule malfunctions and crashes, killing him.
1962: The United States, aware of the Soviet's failed attempt, launches astronaut John Glenn into orbit aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft. Glenn becomes the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth.
1964: The Soviet Union launches cosmonaut Alexei Leonov into space aboard the Voskhod 1 spacecraft. Leonov becomes the first human to walk in space.
1969: The United States successfully lands astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin on the Moon's surface. The Soviet Union, unable to match the achievement, shifts its focus to developing a reusable space shuttle.
1970s-1980s: The Cold War continues, but the space race between the US and the Soviet Union loses its prominence. The Soviet Union's reusable space shuttle program continues to develop, and in the 1980s, it launches its first successful space shuttle mission.
1990s-2000s: Cooperation between the US and Soviet Union in space exploration increases, as both nations begin to focus on the International Space Station. The Soviet Union's space shuttle program is merged with NASA's, and the two nations begin to work together on future space missions.
2010s-2020s: The US and Soviet Union continue to collaborate in space exploration, and in 2020, the first human mission to Mars is launched, with astronauts from both nations aboard. The mission is a success, and the US and Soviet Union begin planning for future missions to the Red Planet.
2022: The US and Soviet Union continue to work together on space exploration, and in 2022, a manned mission to Jupiter's moon, Europa, is planned, with the goal of finding signs of life.