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The BFR runs on a mix of liquid oxygen and methane, according to Wikipedia. Ignoring obvious scalability problems, wouldn’t it be possible to manufacture that
by csl 8y ago
The BFR runs on a mix of liquid oxygen and methane, according to Wikipedia.
Ignoring obvious scalability problems, wouldn’t it be possible to manufacture that with a pretty decent environmental footprint from various carbon neutral bio sources?
- wcoenen 8y agoSpaceX plans to refuel the BFR on Mars with methane and oxygen produced via the Sabatier process and electrolysis [1]. They might do the same thing on Earth, even if only for the bragging rights of being carbon neutral. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabatier_reaction#Manufacturing_propellant_on_Mars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabatier_reaction#Manufacturin...