ClaimsRodney Brooks

“The kicker to these successes is that the New Glenn 7×2 with a reusable first stage is very nearly equivalent to the Falcon Heavy when its three first stage boosters are reused.”

Rodney Brooks, blog author 1 January 2026 Predictions Scorecard, 2026 January 01 (rodneybrooks.com) archived copy

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A New Glenn 7x2 with reusable first stage is very nearly equivalent to Falcon Heavy with all three boosters reused.

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Rodney Brooks, “A New Glenn 7x2 with reusable first stage is very nearly equivalent to Falcon Heavy with all three boosters reused.” (said 1 January 2026). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_d8f2d5eee993, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_d8f2d5eee993

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