the world has gone on long enough talking about greenhouse gasses and the effects on the ozone layer. Motorists are paying heavy taxes as a result. Who thinks that launching rockets into space is the biggest polouter, and is it really justified. I say give the earth a chance to recover, stop the space exploration using rockets that give out tons of green hous gasses at launch. what is your thoughts on this.
2006-09-20 23:33:47 · 15 answers · asked by patricia 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The plume of white stuff you see the rockets belch out at launch is in fact water vapour - steam.
Yup, rockets use hydrogen+oxygen mix as fuel and when that burns it produces water. So no, rocket launches do not belch out greenhouse gasses.
The manufacture, assembly and preparation for a space mission would however, produce a lot of pollution either directly via transportation, or indirectly through their power consumption. Also the production of liquid oxygen and hydrogen would do the same. However, consdering how many millions of cars there are on the road every weekday morning, I would think that cutting out the space programme would have very minimal impact on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
2006-09-20 23:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by k² 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YOU ARE AN IGNORANT FOOL. The 'talking' about greenhouse gasses has only just begun and shouldn't stop until we effectively manage their emission. Granted space exploration might add to the greenhouse effect but that is nothing compared to how much is spewing out of cars and factories every second of every day of every year. Our earth will not recover from what we are doing for decades, if not centuries and that's if we do something about now. Please, do some research before you comment. I suggest you buy 'An Inconvenient Truth' by Al Gore or go and see the movie by the same name. Then make an informed opinion.
2006-09-20 23:41:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there is a space shuttle launched once every few months, so i doubt they actually produce that many GHG, especially when you consider that there are thousands of Airplanes flying around the world every day. Also greenhouse gases don't have an effect upon the o-zone layer, the destruction of the o-zone was caused by the release of CFCs from things such as fridges, aerosoles etc. Since we have nearly erradicated the use of CFCs the o-zone is actually healing
2006-09-20 23:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most rocket launchers use Hydrogen as a fuel. This burns to water and therefore has no greenhouse effect.
Plus as said above, there are so few it's negligible.
2006-09-20 23:40:56 · answer #4 · answered by gvih2g2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the biggest contributors to green house gases and harmful poisonous emissions, are sovereign parliaments and senates around the world. Talk about full of hot air, cyclonic spin and aggressive bile! Complete bull squit.
2006-09-20 23:50:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You all that like to answer questions.Need to do your home work before flapping your jaws in here!!! Global warming is as real as it comes !!!! And the Space shuttle burns large holes in the ozone, and contributes massive amounts of chemicals in the highest levels of the atmosphere that causes global warming!
2006-09-20 23:49:44 · answer #6 · answered by Chemtrail_Sun 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No!
There are only a few space launches per year, there are millions of flights and billions of car journeys. The world's space programs are nothing compared to these.
2006-09-20 23:35:50 · answer #7 · answered by BadShopper 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO! compare the number of aircraft in the air at any one time and Rocket launching comes a very, very, very, very, very last in the queue.
2006-09-21 05:52:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Global warming/greenhouse gases, etc. are not proven. There are scientists on both sides of theses issues. No conclusive evidence has been found to prove or disprove it.
I put my trust in God to sustain the planets, not men in lab coats.
2006-09-20 23:40:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
I'm quite supprised that you even think space travel is in the same league as transport and power generation when it comes to CO2 production. Quite simply, it isn't.
2006-09-20 23:47:33 · answer #10 · answered by PETER F 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋