Today’s reminder that New Glenn’s second stage is bigger than the SIVB, and has a whole TWENTY SECONDS more of ISP on it’s BE-3Us than the J-2 that powered the SIVB. someone make a “welcome back SIVB” meme please Tweet added by Perigee @Orbital_Perigee

Perigee

4 months

Today’s reminder that New Glenn’s second stage is bigger than the SIVB, and has a whole TWENTY SECONDS more of ISP on it’s BE-3Us than the J-2 that powered the SIVB. someone make a “welcome back SIVB” meme please

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Tyler Habraken

@pham_alam

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@Orbital_Perigee Don't forget NGS2 produces 157% of the maximum thrust of the S-IVB, too. Higher TWR and higher Isp, it's a straight upgrade.

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Perigee

@Orbital_Perigee

4 months

@pham_alam It’s literally the SIV-E from Eyes Turned Skywards

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gunsandrockets

@GunsAndRockets1

4 months

@Orbital_Perigee 🤔 New Glenn second stage has 1/3 thrust of Saturn V second stage!

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