Riding a rocket to space actually uses up less fuel than a transatlantic passenger flight. Our Soyuz carries ~77t of Kerosene fuel, the rest is Oxygen. The trick is to burn it quickly: these engines spit out 20 Gigawatts – equiv to 10 large nuclear power stations – for 2 mins. pic.twitter.com/Pakctlbnfi

— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) May 9, 2018