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Atmospheric impacts of the space industry require oversight

Authors :
Shutler, Jamie D.
Yan, Xiaoyu
Cnossen, Ingrid
Schulz, Leonard
Watson, Andrew J.
Glaßmeier, Karl-Heinz
Hawkins, Naomi
Nasu, Hitoshi
Source :
Nature Geoscience; August 2022, Vol. 15 Issue: 8 p598-600, 3p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Rocket emissions and debris from spacecraft falling out of orbit are having increasingly detrimental effects on global atmospheric chemistry. Improved monitoring and regulation are urgently needed to create an environmentally sustainable space industry.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17520894 and 17520908
Volume :
15
Issue :
8
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Nature Geoscience
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs60562246
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01001-5