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It's good to keep an eye on the carbon impacts of space tourism, but if you're genuinely concerned about climate change, your efforts would be far better spent
by coldpie 2y ago
It's good to keep an eye on the carbon impacts of space tourism, but if you're genuinely concerned about climate change, your efforts would be far better spent on promoting the passenger vehicle EV conversion and nuclear/wind/solar buildouts to replace coal plants. I don't think space tourism will become a significant carbon emissions source for at least a few more decades.
- indoordin0saur 2y agoPlus the Starship uses Methalox which is the most efficient carbon based fuel in terms of H2O to CO2 ratio. It puts out twice as much water vapor as it does CO2.
- uberman 2y agoI happen to support electrification and renewables. It cost almost nothing (other than some negative rep) to raise a flag about the environmental costs of space tourism. I'm sure early coal fired plants said the same thing about their emissions as well. That surely one more plant or private jet could not hurt the environment. My view is if we normalize and celebrate space tourism now, then there will be no curtailing it in the future.