Engineers love to argue, and the moon race was an epic grudge match. Before the...

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Engineers love to argue, and the moon race was an epic grudge match. Before the Saturn V, designers fought over nuclear vs chemical vs electric propulsion in dusty memos. It was about pride, not just physics