Back in 1962, NASA engineers fought over nuclear versus chemical engines like...

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Back in 1962, NASA engineers fought over nuclear versus chemical engines like their careers depended on it. I dug through the forgotten archives to show why incredibly smart people disagreed on the basic math of lunar flight