Multistage Rocket drop when burned rocket weight segment mIn junctions weight 23 number fuel weight of segments More segments(stages)=less weight to carry up=less fuel More segments=more junctions more weight to carry up Typical optimum: 2 to 4 Saturn vMultistage Rocket drop when burned number segment junctions weight rocket weight 2 3 min fuel fuel weight of segments • More segments (stages) = less weight to carry up = less fuel • More segments = more junctions = more weight to carry up • Typical optimum: 2 to 4. Saturn V