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What about air qualify in the surrounding area? Pm2.5 levels..

• pantalaimon 3y ago
  It’s powered by methane, not coal
  • Faaak 3y ago
    methane combustion _does_ release PM2.5
    • bell-cot 3y ago
      If you are close enough to experience a PM2.5 spike from the actual exhaust, then you probably have far worse health issues.
    • chmod600 3y ago
      What particles? Why?
      • Faaak 3y ago
        basically soot, as combustion is rarely a perfect CO₂ + H₂O
  • tontonius 3y ago
    technically, methane is coal (with extra hydrogen)
• yourusername 3y ago
  Is that really a concern? It may not be super healthy but it's not like you are going to a rocket launch every day. Airports are very unhealthy with the PM 0.1 levels but i haven't heard of anyone not flying because of that.
  • gardenhedge 3y ago
    Air quality is something I've started paying attention to recently. I've flown a lot in the past but have never thought of it.
    • mensetmanusman 3y ago
      A proper N95 solves it (unfortunately many that flooded the market post Covid are n95 ‘in name only’ and don’t have stable electret charged fibers).
• bell-cot 3y ago
  https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/south-padre-island/78597/air-quality-index/341034 https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/south-padre-island/78597/a... If it's a concern, I'd check again on Thursday & early Friday. At least around me, this summer, their multi-day forecasts were often pretty inaccurate.
• jccooper 3y ago
  I would be shocked if it were measurable. The launch is 5 miles away and the breeze blows inland.
  • ceejayoz 3y ago
    The last launch sent some... larger than 2.5 micron bits up to 6.5 miles away. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-04-26/spacex-starship-explosion-blasted-concrete-up-to-6-5-miles-away https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-04-26/spacex-sta... I suspect the new water deluge system will help a lot this time around, though.