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.
During one council meeting, Glushko said, “My engines could send into space any piece of metal.” 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.