SpaceX Starship Thread
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The most polluting engine since the Saturn 5. It burns methane, the worst greenhouse gas of them all.
Laughing at the irony of a guy that says he's saving the world with electric cars while using lots of fucking humongous methane spewing engines to push a hunk of steel into space. Guess he can't afford the good hydrogen engines eh?
How much do rockets pollute?
Some might find it ironic that an organization like NASA, who studies our atmosphere, is ok with rockets polluting it so much. Or isn’t it weird that Elon Musk, the same person who is pushing sustainable energy with Tesla also has a rocket company that runs on fossil fuels? So today we are going...
everydayastronaut.com
A very good article explaining that between manufacturing single use rockets vs the re-usability of Starship and it's payload capacity will make it one of the best performing ships environmentally.
Fun fact: the space shuttle RS25 engines still being used by NASA to power the new launch system produce nothing but water vapor. They have almost exactly the same power and thrust as the Raptor engines only they cost more.
He got cheap. That's all there is to it.
He got cheap. That's all there is to it.
How much do rockets pollute?
Some might find it ironic that an organization like NASA, who studies our atmosphere, is ok with rockets polluting it so much. Or isn’t it weird that Elon Musk, the same person who is pushing sustainable energy with Tesla also has a rocket company that runs on fossil fuels? So today we are going...
everydayastronaut.com
All in all though, the NOx is classified as a small amount early in flight so environmental point to you.
I just wished they spent a fraction of their time and money fixing real fucking problems rather than adding to an already untenable pollution problem for the sole sake of selling space flights to millionaires.
Well, between Bezos and Musk alone they could have already wiped out child poverty in the entirety of north America with just what they've blown on rockets to take 10 minute trips.
So, yeah. You have a point.
So, yeah. You have a point.
It's part of the reason I support what is known as a a Robinhood Tax or a financial transaction tax, which has actually been proposed in your congress a few times since 2009/2010.
Right now Biden is 0 for 6
$15 minimum wage: No
Economy that works for everyone: No
Police reform: No
Rich pay fair share of taxes: No
Hold previous administration criminal accountable: No
Medicare for All: No
He and democrats at large did what they always do: Make a bunch of promises to get elected and then trash it all and go do what they want.
Republicans will be back in charge again next year because of it. Count on it.
$15 minimum wage: No
Economy that works for everyone: No
Police reform: No
Rich pay fair share of taxes: No
Hold previous administration criminal accountable: No
Medicare for All: No
He and democrats at large did what they always do: Make a bunch of promises to get elected and then trash it all and go do what they want.
Republicans will be back in charge again next year because of it. Count on it.