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2023-08-23 13:07:09 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4515F6DE42B4C842703A14EFB2FA08852C3675C0F65ADD1109BAB2512C8C95EC
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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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