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Old 07-November-2009, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Christopher Ferro View Post
How is having the J-2X engine helpful in regards to stage 2 tumbling? The tumbling happened almost immediately after separation. You have to have some time between separation and stage 2 ignition, right? Something still doesn't seem right about this particular part of the flight, but I am sure it will all get sorted out.

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Different center of gravity making it less unstable.
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