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Could rocket exhaust eventually lead to detrimental effects from interplanetary space pollution?
I am interested in if the exhaust from a rocket would lead to space pollution like space junk does. Particularly, I am talking about the exhaust that stays in interplanetary orbit and does not return ...
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Can we afford to increase rocket launches when we are are in desperate need to cut down emssions? [duplicate]
I love SpaceX and what they are doing with rockets and reusability, but their work is also going to exponentially increase the demand for new launches to orbit. If we are ever going to create a self ...
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Would rocket engine exhaust create pockets of gas in space which could hinder further space exploration?
Suppose we establish a moon base. This base would have some population, with some need for supplies, and needs for machinery in the early stages.
If we establish shipping lanes in space for these ...
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What would be the performances of chlorine trifluoride as an oxydizer?
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Assume that a particularly deranged moustache-twirling villain with way more time and resources than is reasonable decides to build a satellite-launching rocket using ...
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What happens to rocket stages that land in the oceans, and how many are still there?
When a rocket stage is jettisoned into the ocean, does it typically sink?
Assuming yes, how many rocket stages are now lying on the ocean floor?
Are there, on the ocean floor, areas where there ...
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Pollution by rockets and missiles
If we are using lots of toxic fuels like hydrazine for rockets, wouldn't this cause pollution due to the burnt leftovers ? I mean, just consider the amount of rockets and missiles launched in world so ...
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Why are Europe’s Air & Space Academy and DLR urging ESA and CNES to reconsider the use of solid fuels for the proposed Ariane 6?
With Ariane 6 launch site selected, CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, the French space agency) was aiming to freeze the design of the new rocket in May 24, 2013. A few days after and that same ...
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