Comment Comment by rsync "... Super Heavy[1] has 3400000 kg of fuel at launch ..."So, 34M kg of fuel has to be burned (in this booster alone) to facilitate a flight ... and I see that the propellant is CH4 / LOX[1].Burning methane is much, much better than simply releasing methane but the release becomes CO2 instead ...What is the back-of-the-envelope conversion of 34M kg CH4 vs., for instance, 34M kg of kerosene/JP ?[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Super_Heavy#Engines parent rsync 2 years ago
So, 34M kg of fuel has to be burned (in this booster alone) to facilitate a flight ... and I see that the propellant is CH4 / LOX[1].
Burning methane is much, much better than simply releasing methane but the release becomes CO2 instead ...
What is the back-of-the-envelope conversion of 34M kg CH4 vs., for instance, 34M kg of kerosene/JP ?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Super_Heavy#Engines