When NASA planned the moonshot, experts didn't just argue about dates; they...

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When NASA planned the moonshot, experts didn't just argue about dates; they battled over the raw physics of the engines. Deciding between nuclear vs chemical vs electric propulsion was rarely tidy, and the archives prove it