We pretend the moon race was a straight line, but internal memos from 1962 tell...

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We pretend the moon race was a straight line, but internal memos from 1962 tell a much messier story. Engineers spent months arguing over propulsion, fiercely debating whether nuclear, chemical, or electric engines provided the best path forward