In 1962, engineers fought over whether nuclear, chemical, or electric rockets...

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In 1962, engineers fought over whether nuclear, chemical, or electric rockets should reach the Moon. I dug into archives to see why experts couldn't agree. Space flight is more about human stubbornness than math