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Imagine the pollution around there. It'll just be full of smoke and smog, with the light and sound from the rockets as they launch.
by stuaxo 6y ago
Imagine the pollution around there. It'll just be full of smoke and smog, with the light and sound from the rockets as they launch.
- loceng 6y agoMaybe they will have to space them out a fair amount then to help reduce that, allowing the area current to Hell, maybe they can build a catch system surrounding the launch pad and vacuum in to capture the pollution. You just need big or many motors - probably could use Tesla's motors? Maybe what they can capture at the level of the landing pad is moot though...
- pixl97 6y agoEh, the Starship rocket doesn't really make smog itself. High levels of liquid nitrogen may if it interacts with organics from sea spray. With all that said, oceans tend to be pretty windy around 90% of the time so things that cause air to be still on land are much more rare in most parts of the ocean.
- totalZero 6y agoLaunch is going to be one of the most inefficient parts of the burn, both due to the required impulse and also due to the thermal state change of the engines. I wouldn't be so quick to hand-wave this away.
- mpweiher 6y agoOne of the reasons for moving to methane is that it burns clean, dramatically reducing soot, and thus smoke. AFAIK, this is primarily so you can reuse the engine without major cleaning/refurbishment, but it should also significantly reduce pollution. Noise, on the other hand... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- baking 6y agoAlso, you can make methane on mars.
- nickik 6y agoRaptor has a combustion efficiency of close to 98.5%, there is no smog from them. Sound pollution is the real issue, and the shockwave.