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Footnote 082 / Impact of Commercial Space Travel

  • ---. “The Jaw-Droppingly High, out-of-This-World Carbon Footprint of Space Tourism”. Ideas.Ted.Com, 20 July 2021, https://ideas.ted.com/environmental-impact-carbon-emissions-of-space-tourism/.
  • ---. “The Rise of Space Tourism Could Affect Earth’s Climate in Unforeseen Ways, Scientists Worry”. Space.Com, 26 July 2021, https://www.space.com/environmental-impact-space-tourism-flights.
  • Cheung, Alexandra Franklin. “Are Space Launches Bad for the Environment?”. BBC Science Focus Magazine, https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/are-space-launches-bad-for-the-environment/. Accessed 2 Jan. 2022.
  • DeLuca, L. T., et al. “Characterization of HTPB-Based Solid Fuel Formulations: Performance, Mechanical Properties, and Pollution”. Acta Astronautica, vol. 92, no. 2, Dec. 2013, pp. 150–62. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.05.002.
  • Howell, Elizabeth. “Blue Origin: Quiet Plans for Spaceships”. Space.Com, 16 July 2021, https://www.space.com/19584-blue-origin-quiet-plans-for-spaceships.html.
  • Hybrid Propulsion for Space. https://hybrid-propulsion.space/technology.html. Accessed 2 Jan. 2022.
  • Hybrid Rocket Motor Design –. 2014, http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/aerospace-engineering/rocketry/hybrid-rocket-overview-part-2/.
  • Hybrid Rocket Motor Overview –. 1 Nov. 2014, http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/aerospace-engineering/rocketry/hybrid-rockets-overview/.
  • Hybrid-Propellant Rocket - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid-propellant_rocket. Accessed 2 Jan. 2022.
  • Larson, Erik J. L., et al. Global Atmospheric Response to Emissions from a Proposed Reusable Space Launch System - Larson - 2017 - Earth’s Future - Wiley Online Library. Nov. 2016, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016EF000399.
  • Marais, Eloise. “Space Tourism: Rockets Emit 100 Times More CO₂ per Passenger than Flights – Imagine a Whole Industry”. The Conversation, 19 July 2021, http://theconversation.com/space-tourism-rockets-emit-100-times-more-co-per-passenger-than-flights-imagine-a-whole-industry-164601.
  • Niko. “How Your Flight Emits as Much CO2 as Many People Do in a Year”. The Guardian, 19 July 2019, http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/jul/19/carbon-calculator-how-taking-one-flight-emits-as-much-as-many-people-do-in-a-year.
  • Rincon, Paul. “Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson’s Long, Winding Path to Space”. BBC News, 11 July 2021, https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57798167.
  • Verbeek, David, and Helene Fouquet. “Can We Get to Space without Damaging the Earth through Huge Carbon Emissions?”. Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2020, https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-01-30/space-launch-carbon-emissions.
  • “Virgin Galactic Plans to Take a Tourist to Space Every Day, Says Chief”. Financial Times, https://www.ft.com/content/0d9c9174-9374-4c48-a25b-3ae7dd6764b3. Accessed 2 Jan. 2022.
  • Whittaker, Ian. “Falcon Heavy: SpaceX Stages an Amazing Launch – but What about the Environmental Impact?”. The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2018, http://theconversation.com/falcon-heavy-spacex-stages-an-amazing-launch-but-what-about-the-environmental-impact-91423.
  • World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2018, https://csl.noaa.gov/assessments/ozone/2018/.
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