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High-altitude rocket launches deposit light-absorbing black carbon directly into the stratosphere.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Frequent commercial launches risk disrupting the ozone layer and altering upper-atmosphere global thermal dynamics. Clean-burning propellants like methalox or hydrogen-based engines must be evaluated for environmental impact.

climate-environment global-unspecified launches high-altitude rocket deposit light-absorbing black carbon directly stratosphere frequent frequency hole cannot science-space

WS02151

By Ian Patel · 2026-07-22T08:00:00Z · Horizon: 2028

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