Echoes of Sputnik in Modern Rocket Race for Space?

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

They seriously built this thing! Not only that but they thought that NASA was going to try and shoot it down! How F*ing awesome is that?

Not only did they build and launch it, but they test-fired it in orbit. However, they were too worried about problems that they fired it remotely with no crew aboard. To aim it, they had to maneuver the entire station, as well.