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Information sharing was normal in the global scientific community, but when it came to rockets, normal rules didn\\u2019t apply. If the details got passed along to civilian scientists, there was no telling where that intel might end up\\u2026

But for many Americans, the Eisenhower just wasn\\u2019t moving fast enough. Sputnik was still orbiting! The Soviets were winning! Eisenhower downplayed Sputnik,calling it \\u201cone small ball in the air,\\u201d but privately he was worried.

The U.S. had the ability to beat the Soviets to space. But they didn\\u2019t. And Eisenhower wanted to know why.

Warning: this episode is packed with as much explosive power as is packed in the warhead of a ballistic missile.

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