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By SpaceX
On Tuesday, August 22 at 2:37 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
This was the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, and now six Starlink missions.
NASA scientist issues grim warning 35 years after his original prediction: ‘[W]e knew it was coming’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-scientist-issues-grim-warning-190000490.html
Rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer
The ozone layer is on track to heal within four decades, according to a recent UN report, but this progress could be undone by an upsurge in rocket launches expected during the same period.
The ozone layer protects life on Earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.
Destruction of the ozone layer became a major international issue in 1985 when the “ozone hole” was discovered over Antarctica.
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-rocket-industry-undo-decades-ozone.html
Climate damage caused by growing space tourism needs urgent mitigation
The researchers say this is of particular concern, as when the soot particles are directly injected into the upper atmosphere, they have a much greater effect on climate than other soot sources—with the particles 500 times more efficient at retaining heat.
https://phys.org/news/2022-06-climate-space-tourism-urgent-mitigation.html