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Unless you quantify the marginal energy cost of carrying additional fuel payload and recovering a component, convert it to an environmental impact quantity, and
by totalZero 5y ago
Unless you quantify the marginal energy cost of carrying additional fuel payload and recovering a component, convert it to an environmental impact quantity, and compare it to the environmental impact of marginal construction, you shouldn't make claims that sound correct in your head but are not backed up by anything. There's a tradeoff and we don't know which one has greater negative externalities. Not all cost of marginal production is allocated to energy and materials.
- noxer 5y agoIn this universe there is no way trashing the booster instead of land it would have less environmental impact. No we dont need a 20 page paper to make that claim. Basic understanding of economics and common sense is all it takes. Only small things or things that have very title environmental impact could ever challenge that. So unless you use boosters that grow on trees, is not even a debate.