To cover up the UZSR's stagnation, the government forces a botched spaceflight--which kills an esteemed cosmonaut. Fueled by rage and sadness, Lev and Irina expose the Union's plan to collaborate with its Space Race rival...but the slippery Supreme Leader pounces on the announcement and turns the plot into policy. As agents abroad, can two human-vampire duos overcome historical barriers of East and West to make the joint moon landing a reality?