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2023-08-23 14:48:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9972AC1315B64B34E792E070BCA613877890B2D66D153438F47123B617D3AEAE
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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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