Elon Musk’s Rocket Emitted 358 Tonnes of CO2 in a Six-minute Flight

Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship SN15 released 358 tonnes of CO2 during its first complete high-altitude flight on 5 May.

This emissions total is the same amount that 4.6 million people in the UK released in the same time period, according to data we sourced from Everyday Astronaut and the Office for National Statistics.

The damage done by such a short test flight raises environmental concerns about the rocket NASA has chosen to land on the Moon this decade - especially as this was just a prototype.