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A couple caveats: the 1200 figure (which is only for Starship) includes liquid oxygen. So the actual methane capacity is about 265 tons as roughly 78% of the pr
by Me1000 5y ago
A couple caveats: the 1200 figure (which is only for Starship) includes liquid oxygen. So the actual methane capacity is about 265 tons as roughly 78% of the propellant is liquid oxygen by mass. But the super heavy booster carries about 800 tons of methane.
- mlindner 5y agoMethane is also 4/5ths Hydrogen so most of what's put out is water vapor.
- ceejayoz 5y agoIf you can generate some of it from cattle poop and landfill venting, you might even be able to claim carbon neutrality.
- Me1000 5y agoIn the long term SpaceX plans to generate it using the sabatier process by pulling CO2 out of the air. It's old physics, and the tech to do it on a large scale will be required for their ultimate goal of going to Mars (errr... well, it will be required for a Starship to be able to come back to Earth from Mars)