He was referring to the Space Race now that Sputnik is in orbit.
;-)
LOL
Don’t let them Russkies win.
I don’t know but I’ve been told
the streets of heaven are paved with gold.
I ask you how things could get much worse
is if the Russians should happen to
get up there first.🛰️🚀🌑
-——I Shall Be Free, No.10 (1964)
——Bob Dylan