History paints space flight as a clean, heroic march. Reality was much messier....

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History paints space flight as a clean, heroic march. Reality was much messier. Behind the scenes, 18 Nobel laureates sparred over the physics of propulsion, debating nuclear versus chemical rockets with the intensity of a bar fight