pull down to refresh

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chaoticalHeavy 7 Oct \ parent \ on: Martian sand can be used to build in space, Dublin scientists find science
Looks like they will be making methane on Mars anyway before building anything permanent.
SpaceX_Mars_colonization_program
Methane was chosen for the Raptor engines because it is relatively inexpensive, produces a low amount of soot as compared to other hydrocarbons,[28] and can be created on Mars from carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and hydrogen via the Sabatier reaction.[29]
write
preview