NERVA Rocket Stage Specifications
- Diameter: 10.55 metres (34.6 ft)
- Length: 43.69 metres (143.3 ft)
- Mass empty: 34,019 kilograms (75,000 lb)
- Mass full: 178,321 kilograms (393,130 lb)
- Thrust (vacuum): 333.6 kN (75,000 lbf)
- ISP (vacuum): 850 s (8.09 kN·s/kg)
- ISP (sea level): 380 s (3.73 kN·s/kg)
- Burn Time: 1,200 s
- Propellants: LH2
- Engines: 1 Nerva-2
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