Reply to post: Re: Ah yes - all the chlorine

Could 2023 be the year SpaceX's Starship finally reaches orbit?

John Robson Silver badge

Re: Ah yes - all the chlorine

That's the direct emissions - it's the reactions around the plume during ascent which aren't (yet) well characterised - though I can't imagine why they wouldn't be easily simulated/calculated/tested.

Rockets are a trivial drop in the damage we are doing to the climate - but that's alot of damage and it's not unreasonable to look at what affect they have.

Ignoring different chemistries is distinctly unhelpful though.

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