>
> Hello listees,
>
> NOT that I AGREE with his theory on the cat but he has a point bout the air
> problems.  We just had another space shuttle blow up.....oh boy go
> figure....now how much pollution did that cause??? and everytime we go off
> into space how much pollution does that cause.   I realize every little bit
> counts but there one blast off takes up all of our exaust for the next
> 20-thousand years.  Just my .02
>
None!
Space shuttle exhaust is simply water vapor.  They are combining
hydrogen with oxygen to get water.

I think this is correct, someone correct me if I'm wrong.  I was also
amazed to find that it's not pollution, it's water :-)

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Sean Bartnik
Fredericksburg, Virginia
'81 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia
'74 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible
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