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I hope it is more successful than their previous launch. I also hope that it does less damage to the wildlife sanctuary near the launch pad than the previous at

I hope it is more successful than their previous launch. I also hope that it does less damage to the wildlife sanctuary near the launch pad than the previous attempt. They are going to spray huge amounts of water to try and avoid destroying the launch pad. There is some concern that the water may become contaminated with harmful combustion products from the launch and flow into protected areas nearby. They will be doing some testing after the launch to better understand how big a problem this might be.

bewaretheirs 2y ago
The water deluge system has been in operation for all launches save the first and has been functioning well, protecting the pad from damage. It uses drinking-quality water and outflow has been sampled after each launch, with negligible traces of contaminants detected. There was a disagreement between the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the US EPA about the specific type of permit that SpaceX needed from TCEQ for the deluge system but that was a paperwork/documentation issue only. see: https://www.spacex.com/updates/#starships-fly https://www.spacex.com/updates/#starships-fly
georgeburdell 2y ago
The byproducts of this rocket’s combustion are CO2 and H2O
mlindner 2y ago
The previous launch was completely successful. No damage was significant done to the wildlife near the launch pad in any previous launch, at least no more than is done to the wildlife during any launch that happens anywhere in the world. They only destroyed the pad on the very first launch. The pad has taken no notable damage during any of the subsequent three launches between that one and this one (this is the 5th launch). The combustion products of Methane and Oxygen are Water and Carbon Dioxide so there is nothing to damage the nearby areas.
ritcgab 2y ago
> harmful combustion products Care to share what are they?

bewaretheirs 2y ago

The water deluge system has been in operation for all launches save the first and has been functioning well, protecting the pad from damage. It uses drinking-quality water and outflow has been sampled after each launch, with negligible traces of contaminants detected. There was a disagreement between the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the US EPA about the specific type of permit that SpaceX needed from TCEQ for the deluge system but that was a paperwork/documentation issue only. see: https://www.spacex.com/updates/#starships-fly https://www.spacex.com/updates/#starships-fly

georgeburdell 2y ago

The byproducts of this rocket’s combustion are CO2 and H2O

mlindner 2y ago

The previous launch was completely successful. No damage was significant done to the wildlife near the launch pad in any previous launch, at least no more than is done to the wildlife during any launch that happens anywhere in the world. They only destroyed the pad on the very first launch. The pad has taken no notable damage during any of the subsequent three launches between that one and this one (this is the 5th launch). The combustion products of Methane and Oxygen are Water and Carbon Dioxide so there is nothing to damage the nearby areas.

ritcgab 2y ago

> harmful combustion products Care to share what are they?