In 1962, 18 Nobel laureates spent days arguing over propulsion: nuclear,...

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In 1962, 18 Nobel laureates spent days arguing over propulsion: nuclear, chemical, or electric? It turns out even the brightest minds can't agree when the goal is fuzzy. This archive reveals the messy, circular debates that built the modern space program