William Shatner may get to go to space when he's 90

[themechanic]

 

[eldubb440]

i see celebrities' lining up for rides into space.......... how much fossil fuel does a rocket burn? how big is the carbon footprint?....... not nearly as big as my gas powered Durango, I'm sure

 

[themechanic]

i see celebrities' lining up for rides into space.......... how much fossil fuel does a rocket burn? how big is the carbon footprint?....... not nearly as big as my gas powered Durango, I'm sure

They run on refined petroleum products?

 

[eldubb440]

They run on refined petroleum products?

do they contribute to global warming? I'm not a rocket scientist, just curious

 

[Ironbuilt]

We should be able to use those rockets for target practice!!

 

[themechanic]

do they contribute to global warming? I'm not a rocket scientist, just curious

Depends on the engine.

 

[kiwigtx]

He may as well go to space....since his attempt to break into the ladies lingerie failed miserably....

 

[BLK 68 R/T]

He may as well go to space....since his attempt to break into the ladies lingerie failed miserably....

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[QOTHL]

how much fossil fuel does a rocket burn?

He has a big fat *** so probably takes a lot to overcome gravity.

 

[eldubb440]

He has a big fat *** so probably takes a lot to overcome gravity.

maybe he's sporting one of those matter/anti-matter jammies that he had on the Enterprise

 

[QOTHL]

maybe he's sporting one of those matter/anti-matter jammies that he had on the Enterprise

 

[YY1]

IIRC that's next week?

 

[Dennis H]

No way that man fits anymore to get Beamed-Up.

 

[eldubb440]

Depends on the engine.

as stated, I'm no rocket scientist; so please enlighten me......... what fuels a rocket into space? have we invented a source of propulsion that is zero emissions and leaves no carbon footprint?

 

[YY1]

Compressed air and water?

 

[WileE]

"... TO BOLDLY GO, WHERE NO OLD MAN HAS GONE BEFORE ! "

 

[Slap Stick]

How much natural resources does it take to build a rocket?

 

[slepr1]

as stated, I'm no rocket scientist; so please enlighten me......... what fuels a rocket into space? have we invented a source of propulsion that is zero emissions and leaves no carbon footprint?

"The Blue Engine 4 or BE-4 is an oxygen-rich liquefied-natural-gas-fueled staged-combustion rocket engine under development by Blue Origin."

Spacex uses supercooled liquid methane and Liquid Oxygen as propellants"

 

[Ron H]

Hope he will be wearing his Depends...

 

[themechanic]

as stated, I'm no rocket scientist; so please enlighten me......... what fuels a rocket into space? have we invented a source of propulsion that is zero emissions and leaves no carbon footprint?

Since their invention by the Chinese in the 13th Century, rockets have seen a substantial amount of development, although they still work on the same principle. Modern rockets come in two main categories, solid fuel and liquid fuel.

Liquid-fuel rockets most commonly use liquid oxygen and either kerosene or liquid hydrogen. These combinations work well in space and down closer to the ground, resulting in a multitude of uses from the first stages of the Saturn V and Falcon rockets to the Space Shuttle’s main engines used to get the orbiter in position in spac

Solid-rocket fuel is easier and cheaper to handle and make as you don’t have to cool materials to cryogenic temperatures. This means solid fuel is quite prevalent in military applications and also the first stages of space rockets. Made from powdered aluminium and an oxidiser, this fuel is often used in booster rockets to give ’craft that extra kick needed to lift off and make their way into spac

Answered by Josh Barker, Education Team Presenter for the National Space Center

https://www.spaceanswers.com/space-exploration/what-is-rocket-fuel-made-of/