Korolev was offended; his rocket wasn’t just a piece of metal, and, after his success with Sputnik, he no longer considered Glushko his equal. The dispute was hushed up, but the resentment lingered.
Během jedné schůzky rady Gluško prohlásil: „Moje motory by do vesmíru vynesly jakýkoli kus železa.“ Koroljov se urazil; jeho raketa nebyla jen kus železa a po svém úspěchu se Sputnikem už Gluška nepovažoval za sobě rovného.