Short answer: prooooobably not. Long answer: lots of math followed by a proooooobably not. kb did some math a few weeks back but I am terrible at finding things on Hubski. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49349566 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_aviation but then again, what modes of travel involving fuel aren't bad for the environment?In the meantime, we really should have a discussion about whether or not air travel is sustainable, and if we really need to travel so much. It's a luxury that Earth may not be able to afford.
I, too, have failed to find that thread which is a drag because a lot of effort went into it. So in the spirit of "lot of effort" and to lighten the mood a little let's look back to this awesome thread where we all dunked on Spinlaunch 'cuz that was fuckin' fun.
God that was so fun. I sent that to my other grad school space peeps, and none of us can explain how SpinLaunch could ever work.
I dunno, but I suspect “sheltering in place” for most of 2020 is gonna make me wanna burn somethin’, goddamnit.