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		khuey on July 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ignition: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Pro... > The primary (?) advantage of methane over kerosene The other big advantage of methane for SpaceX is that it can (in theory) be synthesized chemically from the Martian atmosphere.

skykooler on July 10, 2022 [–]

Technically you could synthesize more complex hydrocarbons such as kerosene as well, it's just that it's way more complexity, energy, and infrastructure required.

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