However, the rapidly-growing space tourism industry is predicted to have huge impacts on the environment and the potential of exacerbating an already worsening climate change. Research has shown that a single Virgin Galactic flight, which lasts about an hour-and-a-half, generates as much pollution as a 10-hour trans-Atlantic flight. Likewise, SpaceX plans to launch 395 flights in space annually, yet a single single flight can generate a carbon footprint equivalent of 278 people combined. Space debris refers to deactivated and defunct satellites or man-made objects left in orbit around the Earth. As of August 2021, the European Space Agency (ESA) reports that approximately 29,210 pieces of debris are tracked on a regular basis by Space Surveillance Networks. Accumulating space junk has detrimental effects on the environment, as it increases the risk of collisions, and creates greater obstacles for future space exploration.
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https://earth.org/steve-wozniak-space-debris-new-company/
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