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Ok but what if coal powered space craft?
I'd rather not suffocate lol
Get marketing to convince the rich folk it is an "activated charcoal" infused air
But coal workers are a bedrock of American ideals! We can't take their jobs!
Is a /s needed? I don't know anymore. Do people really enjoy being coal miners and want their children to follow that wonderful career? I can get a yes to that question but only from people who have no idea what that entails.
Let's pollute space! We can do it 💪
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2008/03/Debris_objects_in_low-Earth_orbit_LEO
Way ahead of you
-Musk, "Get your shovels ready lads, we are going to Mars!"
Too low fuel density to work id assume, and most engine designs expect a liquid fuel