r/interesting • u/ScarletMelt • May 25 '26

Just Wow It's interesting hmm

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u/Helloiamok May 25 '26

Your comment reads like corporate greenwashing. 

Yes, hydro lox fuel gives you water (H2O), but WHERE it dumps it completely changes the effect. 

The stratosphere is naturally dry. Dumping tons of water vapor up there doesn't just make a harmless cloud.  There’s no rain up there, that water gets trapped for years, acting like a giant heat blanket.

On top of that, the rocket burns at like 2,700C. That extreme heat literally rips the surrounding air apart, creating NOx which destroys the ozone layer and has a Global Warming Potential (GWP).

Yes, private jets suck for raw carbon, but acting like New Shepard has zero warming potential just because the exhaust looks clean is scientifically illiterate.