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Offline Kevin Hall

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CO2 absorbing to create rocket fuel
« on: 01/06/2022 12:34 pm »
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1470519292651352070

SpaceX is going to use CO2 to create fuel for rockets. Such technology has already been used by Canadian company Carbon Engineering
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/carbon-engineering-liquid-fuel-carbon-capture-neutral-science

What are your thoughts on it? Is it gonna work for SpaceX?
« Last Edit: 01/10/2022 08:32 pm by zubenelgenubi »
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Offline Jim

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Re: CO2 absorbing to create rocket fuel
« Reply #1 on: 01/06/2022 01:38 pm »
It depends on what energy is used to produce it and the hydrogen for it.
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Offline spacenut

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Re: CO2 absorbing to create rocket fuel
« Reply #2 on: 01/06/2022 01:49 pm »
This is and has been discussed on other threads.  I'll try to find it and link it.

Here is one thread:

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52733.0

Here is the other one:

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49630.msg2023513#msg2023513




« Last Edit: 01/06/2022 01:55 pm by spacenut »
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