Falcon 9 uses RP-1 and LOX rather than hydrogen for higher density and simplified storage

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Falcon 9 uses RP-1 (a refined form of kerosene) and liquid oxygen (LOX) as propellants to achieve high density and simplified storage compared to cryogenic hydrogen.

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The retrieved literature (specifically paper 1) explicitly confirms that the Falcon 9 uses RP-1 and liquid oxygen. The claim's reasoning regarding higher density and simplified storage compared to hydrogen is well-established aerospace knowledge supported by the properties of hydrocarbon versus hydrogen fuels discussed across general rocket propulsion literature.

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Atmospheric pollution from rockets

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I. Kokkinakis, D. Drikakis. Atmospheric pollution from rockets. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0090017

Paper 1 explicitly models the Falcon 9 rocket as using RP-1 as the propellant and liquid oxygen as the oxidizer.

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Estimating CO2 emissions due to present and future suborbital space tourism industry.

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Huang AM, Xu Y. Estimating CO2 emissions due to present and future suborbital space tourism industry.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328456

Paper 10 notes that kerosene (RP-1) and dense hydrocarbons are utilized in various rockets for operational and physical characteristics compared to hydrogen.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 8301 Aug 2026

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