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The Falcon 9 second stage uses highly refined jet fuel and liquid oxygen. But it is an absolute trivial amount. The airline industry emits more GHG in a minutes
by 0xDEF 4y ago
The Falcon 9 second stage uses highly refined jet fuel and liquid oxygen. But it is an absolute trivial amount. The airline industry emits more GHG in a minutes.
The reason it is visually spectacular is not because it is burning but because the fume is reflecting sunlight. Rockets that only emit water vapor have caused similar spirals.
- Symmetry 4y agoAnd most competing launch providers use solid boosters whose emissions are way worse via damage to the ozone layer.