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It will also be used to demonstrate transferring propellant in orbit between vehicles, which will be necessary for missions to the Moon or Mars.

But “Starship has yet to reach orbit,” Hubbard said, “and once it reaches orbit, they’ve got to demonstrate microgravity transfer of cryogenic propellant.”

It is also used legitimately in the catering industry as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.

They cited a citation from state workplace regulators, who wrote that “accumulated propellant” inside the shooting range posed a fire risk.

With the war in Ukraine, global demand for explosives and propellants has also been high.