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It's not just American cars that are hurting the environment, researchers in California and Colorado have set their sights on ... rocket launches?

The carbon impacts from increased space launches could threaten the ozone layer once again.

As companies like Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic say they want to expand private space travel, experts say they want more data on the impact on the climate.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceshipTwo takes off for a suborbital test flight of the VSS Unity on December 13, 2018, in Mojave, California. Photo: AFP After years of waiting, Richard Branson's journey to space this month on a Virgin Galactic vessel was supposed to be a triumphant homecoming. Instead, the jaunt attracted significant criticism – about its carbon footprint. With Jeff Bezos completing a suborbital flight on a Blue Origin rocket on July 20, and Elon Musk's SpaceX planning an all-civilian orbital mission in September, the nascent space tourism industry finds itself facing tough questions...

Jeff Bezos' space flight: What effect it had on climate change, carbon emissions Unlike Richard Branson's piloted Virgin Galactic rocket plane, Bezos' capsule was completely automated and required no official staff Share Updated: Jul 22, 2021, 09:01 AM IST Fifty-two years ago Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin travelled into space in NASA's Apollo 11, the former was the first man to step on the moon and it was definitely a proud moment for all of us, still is. But who knew that after all these years, travelling to space will become some sort of a game and competition for billionaires...