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World 3 · Why Rockets Have Stages · 10 min · PRO

Payload and the tyranny

Why small payloads need huge rockets

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World 3: Why Rockets Have Stages is part of PRO

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  • The rocket equation
  • How much is “orbit”?
  • Dropping dead weight
  • Exhaust speed
  • Shaping the flow
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