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2023-08-24 19:26:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 06E4D41CFBD2B0F45D8546A7FF96EC89A8085FDE8AFF9C1348A4BC53A291707B
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The rocket pictured doesn’t emit methane. It burns hydrogen and oxygen, which combust to form water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Shepard https://blogs.nasa.gov/Rocketology/tag/liquid-hydrogen/ The rocket engine mentioned in the article (not the one pictured) burns methane and oxygen, which combust to form CO2 and water. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BE-4 Neither rocket is emitting methane.
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