• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    It’s fueled by LOX which can be made from water, making it suitable for refueling anywhere we can find ice in the solar system.

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      5 months ago

      LOX is liquid oxygen, which is not a fuel, but an oxidizer. Starship is fueled by liquid methane. Methane can not be made from just water, you need a source of carbon. On Mars for example methane could be produced from CO2 in the atmosphere and water from ice.

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        5 months ago

        I thought the ship had been designed to be able to use water only as input to its fuel generation.