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Actually, there's probably a fair amount of relatively controlled leaking that goes on. There's a certain amount of boil off of the cryo temp methane. In the
by thinkcontext 4y ago
Actually, there's probably a fair amount of relatively controlled leaking that goes on. There's a certain amount of boil off of the cryo temp methane. In the video of the launch you can see active flaring in the wide shot. And at various points plumes come off the rocket on the pad, that's venting through pressure relief valves.
- mabbo 4y agoControlled release, but that's not leaking. When you release it, you burn it immediately so that a cloud of explosive gas doesn't build up. When it's leaking somewhere, that cloud is building up in an uncontrolled way in an unexpected place.