[Fiji Hill]

A major flaw in the film is its portrayal of President Eisenhower’s space program as a series of failures. In fact, Eisenhower’s space program was a spectacular success in which successful space shots far outnumbered failures.

[Covenantor]

A major flaw in the film is its portrayal of President Eisenhower’s space program as a series of failures. In fact, Eisenhower’s space program was a spectacular success in which successful space shots far outnumbered failures.

IIRC, the Army and Navy were contending with each other for the primary launch rockets. Navy had the Vanguard as their prime candidate while the Army was developing the Redstone.