How Much Do Rockets Pollute? Are They Bad For Our Air?

Name: How Much Do Rockets Pollute? Are They Bad For Our Air?
Description: Everyday Astronaut's Tim Dodd runs an hour-long, data-driven analysis of what rockets actually emit and how that compares with airliners and other industries. It breaks down exhaust by propellant type, per-passenger and total emissions, and ways launches could be cleaner.

Everyday Astronaut

Everyday Astronaut's Tim Dodd runs an hour-long, data-driven analysis of what rockets actually emit and how that compares with airliners and other industries. It breaks down exhaust by propellant type, per-passenger and total emissions, and ways launches could be cleaner.

HN commenters cite it whenever rocket launch pollution comes up as a rebuttal to alarm, since it shows launches are small next to other sources.

9 Hacker News mentions · 2020–2023

Topics

Space exploration & spaceflight
Environment, agriculture & food systems
Climate science & climate change

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