Commercial passenger flights departing in the United States produced 179 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2019.
1 Ton of Methan produces 3 tons of CO2.
Starship+Booster fully loaded has 1000 tonnes of methane (and three times oxygen).
So a thousand Starship launches a year would be 3 million metric tons of CO2. Not nothing but (surprisingly?) less than 1.5% of commercial US flight industry.
Theoretically one can produce Methane climate neutral through bio gas. I found different prices for liquid methane (1000 to 2000 dollars?), with that it seems the fuel cost are only around 2 million per launch? That is cheap. A 1000 Starships would only cost 1 billion in Methan fuel (disregarding oxygen and heightened demand and economy of scales).
Commercial passenger flights departing in the United States produced 179 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2019.
1 Ton of Methan produces 3 tons of CO2.
Starship+Booster fully loaded has 1000 tonnes of methane (and three times oxygen).
So a thousand Starship launches a year would be 3 million metric tons of CO2. Not nothing but (surprisingly?) less than 1.5% of commercial US flight industry.
Theoretically one can produce Methane climate neutral through bio gas. I found different prices for liquid methane (1000 to 2000 dollars?), with that it seems the fuel cost are only around 2 million per launch? That is cheap. A 1000 Starships would only cost 1 billion in Methan fuel (disregarding oxygen and heightened demand and economy of scales).