Question: is your work enviromentally friendly?

Charlie Ryan answered on 23 Mar 2011:

hi again mexicanimmagrants! Thanks for the great question.
I guess my research is not environmentall friendly, although its not particularly bad for the environment. The fuel i use is not toxic, and the thruster would only be used in space, so the chemicals won’t get into earths atmosphere. the launch of the rocket though will produce some pollution – but the amount of pollustion is very small compared to other sources. Also the pollutants are dependent on the type of rocket used – so if you were worried about the environment you could choose a more enviro-friendly rocket. Although to be honest you would generally have more important reasons for choosing a particular rocket launcher!!