Starship will attempt a launch this weekend

Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by gardenhedge on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @02:13AM (#38260065)

What about air qualify in the surrounding area? Pm2.5 levels..

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by pantalaimon on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:09AM (#38260415)

It’s powered by methane, not coal

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by Faaak on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @04:47AM (#38261157)

methane combustion _does_ release PM2.5

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by bell-cot on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @06:04AM (#38261739)

If you are close enough to experience a PM2.5 spike from the actual exhaust, then you probably have far worse health issues.

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by chmod600 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @01:10PM (#38267083)

What particles? Why?

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by Faaak on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @01:53PM (#38267746)

basically soot, as combustion is rarely a perfect CO₂ + H₂O

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by tontonius on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @03:00AM (#38274361)

technically, methane is coal (with extra hydrogen)

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by yourusername on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:30AM (#38260569)

Is that really a concern? It may not be super healthy but it's not like you are going to a rocket launch every day. Airports are very unhealthy with the PM 0.1 levels but i haven't heard of anyone not flying because of that.

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by gardenhedge on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:35AM (#38260604)

Air quality is something I've started paying attention to recently. I've flown a lot in the past but have never thought of it.

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by mensetmanusman on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @05:25PM (#38270692)

A proper N95 solves it (unfortunately many that flooded the market post Covid are n95 ‘in name only’ and don’t have stable electret charged fibers).

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by bell-cot on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @06:00AM (#38261708)

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/south-padre-island/78597/a...

If it's a concern, I'd check again on Thursday & early Friday. At least around me, this summer, their multi-day forecasts were often pretty inaccurate.

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by jccooper on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @09:58AM (#38264020)

I would be shocked if it were measurable. The launch is 5 miles away and the breeze blows inland.

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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by ceejayoz on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @08:43AM (#38276513)

The last launch sent some... larger than 2.5 micron bits up to 6.5 miles away.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-04-26/spacex-sta...

I suspect the new water deluge system will help a lot this time around, though.

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