2006-07-18 00:46:33 · 6 answers · asked by Jennifer N 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Fantastic question,
I have often wondered about this myself...I think of the atmosphere as a blob of water on a table with surface tension, if you break the surface tension the water slowely oozes out.
Stands to reason that if you are bursting out through the atmosphere you are in some way puncturing it, okay space ships are pointy to be aero-dynamic but they have to displace some of the atmosphere as they super heat it going through.
2006-07-18 00:53:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Rockets that we send up do not affect the ozone layer. The hole in the ozone layer is a result of the excessive use of halogen compounds that were once common in aerosol sprays. Those chemicals break down ozone in the upper atmosphere. The fuel in rockets is very different and does not affect the ozone in this way.
2006-07-18 09:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by ebk1974 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rockets do not affect Ozone Layer so much. But satellites moving around are not equipped with proper sewerage. Hence excreta of astronauts residing in satellite come straight to ozone layer and the stink causes massive havoc.
2006-07-18 08:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by lahirisoumitra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, only if the ship had aerosol of carbon monoxide traces on the ship. but rocket ships don't have that stuff on them today, and they never had aerosol on them either, so it won't damage the ozone layer
2006-07-18 07:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have often wondered that myself.. i know they use hydrogen to propel the bosters and hydrogen is very clean so i am thinking not so much as the factories or cars just a thery..
2006-07-18 07:51:39 · answer #5 · answered by kingers332002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cows flatulence (sp?) does more than rockets
2006-07-18 07:57:29 · answer #6 · answered by avengress 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋