Weigh It Up · Space
How heavy is Saturn V rocket?
2,800 tweight
NASA puts a fully fuelled Saturn V at 2.8 million kg on the pad.
Enter your height to compare yourself with Saturn V rocket.
- 233× the city bus (12 t)
- 467× the african elephant (6 t)
How to picture 2,800 t
Start from something you can see right now. Saturn V rocket is about 233× city bus. That is exactly the estimate the board asks you to draw: pick a reference, decide the ratio, resize the silhouette.
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