In 1962, NASA invited 18 Nobel laureates to debate propulsion. They expected...

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In 1962, NASA invited 18 Nobel laureates to debate propulsion. They expected progress; they got a legendary academic brawl. The fight between nuclear and chemical power shows that even the world’s best minds struggle to agree on the basics