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The Space Shuttle didn't burn gasoline or exhaust carbon dioxide, it burnt hydrogen and exhausted water. So it didn't create meaningful air pollution when launc
by dmurray 7y ago
The Space Shuttle didn't burn gasoline or exhaust carbon dioxide, it burnt hydrogen and exhausted water. So it didn't create meaningful air pollution when launched.
Edit: actually it burnt both solid fuel and hydrogen, about 2.2 million pounds of the former.
- seiferteric 7y agoAnd where did the hydrogen come from?
- leetcrew 7y agoburning hydrogen at high temperatures in the atmosphere can create a good bit of NOx. not so bad when there aren't many rockets being launched, but not something you want a lot of.