The impact to SpaceX probably wouldn't be that big. The amount of fuel required to get to the space station is within an order of magnitude of that required to

The impact to SpaceX probably wouldn't be that big. The amount of fuel required to get to the space station is within an order of magnitude of that required to cross the Atlantic in an aeroplane. The Falcon 9 uses about 112000 litres of fuel [1] which costs about $200000. A 10 hour flight on a trans-atlantic jet might burn 150000 litres [2]. Even if the launch cadence increases to much more than what they have been planning (they were on track to launch about one a month this year until the CRS-7 incident), the cost to offset the carbon used in launches is almost insignificant. There will be other aspects of the business that release carbon as well, of course, but those would be impacted in a similar fashion across the other businesses (manufacturing and logistical costs etc). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9#Launch_prices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9#Launch_prices [2] http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/question192.htm http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/que...