World’s first crewed liquid hydrogen plane takes off::undefined

  • Pottsunami@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Make it with nuclear power. Turn water to hydrogen and oxygen. Release the oxygen. Package the hydrogen. Burn the hydrogen and it mixes with the oxygen. Maybe eject the spent radioactive fuel into space some day?

    • jayandp@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Disposing of radioactive material via space is not a great idea. Not to mention the cost inefficiencies, the risk of something going wrong with the rocket and spreading nuclear material all over the place is non-zero.

      • anlumo@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Nothing has zero risk attached. We’re pumping radioactive material into the atmosphere all the time in coal power plants, and nobody bats an eye. This isn’t even a failure condition, this is just normal.