General Schriver was tasked by Dwight D. Eisenhower to build ICBMs. He accomplished this with the Thor, Atlas, Titan, and Minuteman programs in under 5 years. This laid the foundation for much of our countries progress towards space and the moon1.
1. Brose, C. The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare. (Hachette Books, New York, 2020).