TaylorBrandon to Technology · 2 years agoNASA's Artemis 1 launch was canceled due to an engine bleed issuewww.toisthe.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down13
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minus-squarelinzillalinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·2 years agoI’m wondering how much CO2 gets into the atmosphere by one rocket launch? And how much harm SpaceX has already done to our planet with thousands of launches that’s sole benefit is insane amount of surveillance satelites…?🤔
minus-squareagarorn@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoOne Falcon rocket launch produces roughly the same emissions as 400 trans Atlantic flights or 73 cars with average driving for a year. So still only a fraction of aviation/automotive emissions. https://championtraveler.com/news/one-spacex-rocket-launch-produces-the-equivalent-of-395-transatlantic-flights-worth-of-co2-emissions/
minus-squareTiuku@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoSpace junk is probably going to be a greater problem with starlink.
I’m wondering how much CO2 gets into the atmosphere by one rocket launch?
And how much harm SpaceX has already done to our planet with thousands of launches that’s sole benefit is insane amount of surveillance satelites…?🤔
One Falcon rocket launch produces roughly the same emissions as 400 trans Atlantic flights or 73 cars with average driving for a year.
So still only a fraction of aviation/automotive emissions.
https://championtraveler.com/news/one-spacex-rocket-launch-produces-the-equivalent-of-395-transatlantic-flights-worth-of-co2-emissions/
Space junk is probably going to be a greater problem with starlink.
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