{"id":12670,"date":"2021-07-25T16:53:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T14:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/the-commercial-race-for-space-tourism-is-heating-up-what-are-the-ecological-consequences\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:50:35","slug":"the-commercial-race-for-space-tourism-is-heating-up-what-are-the-ecological-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-commercial-race-for-space-tourism-is-heating-up-what-are-the-ecological-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"The commercial race for space tourism is heating up. What are the ecological consequences?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-S1QxIeiCO tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0% 90px 0%\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-Skg7g8ljAO\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-Sy-Qx8eiRO\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-Syh2vlsA_   \" ><style>.tatsu-Syh2vlsA_ .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 70%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-Syh2vlsA_.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Space tourism: rockets emit 100 times more CO\u2082 per passenger than flights &#8211; imagine an entire industry.<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-rJNQgUgiCd   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/space-tourism-rockets-emit-100-times-more-co-per-passenger-than-flights-imagine-a-whole-industry-164601http:\/\/themeforest.net\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Conversation (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-rJNQgUgiCd .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}.tatsu-rJNQgUgiCd .tatsu-button:hover{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-BJ5tOls0O   \" ><style>.tatsu-BJ5tOls0O .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 70%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-BJ5tOls0O.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #fafdfd;\">The damage caused by the space sector is proportional to its ambitions, and therefore potentially stratospheric. It has been known since the 1990s that rocket exhaust gases emitted into the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere as they rise into orbit destroy the ozone layer.<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-HyLavxoRO   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"#\" style= \"\"  aria-label=\"Reporterre (FR)\" data-gdpr-atts={} >Reporterre (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-HyLavxoRO .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-ry7QgIgj0O   \" ><style>.tatsu-ry7QgIgj0O .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 70%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-ry7QgIgj0O.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #fafdfd;\">The billionaire space race: the ultimate symbol 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