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It's probably not zero, but I imagine the effect on air quality is completely miniscule compared to things like millions of ICE cars driving around or the wildf
by anchpop 5y ago
It's probably not zero, but I imagine the effect on air quality is completely miniscule compared to things like millions of ICE cars driving around or the wildfires on the west coast. Additionally I think they burn up in the upper atmosphere, which makes it less likely for the particles to end up in your breathing air (compared to cars which emit their waste at ankle level right outside your doorstep)
- only_as_i_fall 5y agoAlso the rocket used to launch each satellite has ejected more than 20x the mass of its payload as burnt rocket fuel by the time it reaches orbit.
- hungryforcodes 5y agoRemember I said over decades (60 years?). The space industry looks to expand by one or two orders of magnitude during that time.