The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem is being underestimated—yet it could be mitigated by forward-looking, coordinated action.
I know, I meant more the general goal of billionaires to profit from space while ignoring any negative consequence of them doing so. Escaping earth and leaving all of us to die in the mess they created is just their wet, objectivist dream.
The billionaires’ various acts of performative space tourism are dumb to be sure, but they’re just a drop in the ocean for this specific issue.
I know, I meant more the general goal of billionaires to profit from space while ignoring any negative consequence of them doing so. Escaping earth and leaving all of us to die in the mess they created is just their wet, objectivist dream.