Space race consequences threaten our protective atmosphere.
The modern space boom is creating an unexpected environmental crisis high above our heads, where rocket exhaust is systematically destroying the ozone layer that protects Earth from deadly ultraviolet radiation. Recent research reveals that the dramatic increase in commercial and government launches is pumping unprecedented amounts of ozone-depleting chemicals directly into the stratosphere. While we’ve made remarkable progress recovering from the ozone hole crisis of the 1980s, this new threat could undo decades of environmental protection efforts and create dangerous new vulnerabilities in our atmospheric shield.
