Limits on the Space Launch Market Related to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
9 September 2018 | ZEROGeoengineering.com | “Combustion emissions from rocket launches change the composition of the atmosphere. The changes can be divided into transient changes near the launch site that affect air quality in the lowermost troposphere and long-term global changes in the composition of the stratosphere. In
this paper, we are concerned with the long-term impact of rocket emissions on the global ozone layer.”-p.50
Currently, global rocket launches deplete the ozone layer ∼0.03%, an insignificant fraction of the depletion caused by other ozone depletion substances (ODSs). As the space industry grows and ODSs fade from the stratosphere, ozone depletion from rockets could become significant.
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