The first thing humanity ever sent to Earth's orbit was a shiny metal sphere with four whiskers, and it rocked the world. It was called Sputnik 1, and it led President Eisenhower to declare that "the Soviets had surpassed America and the rest of the free world in scientific and technological advancements in outer space." The New York Times hailed it as "a major triumph for Russian communism", and it prompted the formation of DARPA, which famously contributed to the creation of the Internet -- as well as to one of the COVID vaccines. My name is Alex Deva. I am a novelist, and I work as an IT Architect. I live in Sweden. My website is alxx.se and, if you like the way I tell stories, you can look up my books.