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reusability is mainly done for cost instead of environment, but you need to launch a lot to re-cup the costs, and esa is not a commercial org like spacex. I do
by jeroen79 1y ago
reusability is mainly done for cost instead of environment, but you need to launch a lot to re-cup the costs, and esa is not a commercial org like spacex.
I do think the ESA rockets use a more eco friendly fuel then others, that is probably more important then some metal on the seabed.
- perihelions 1y agoSolid rocket fuel is one of the less eco-friendly things that exists. A fully-stacked Ariane 6 is, by mass, 11% chlorine.