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Environment

Gary Fuller

Scientists call for action to address air pollution from space launches

Pollution Eloise Marais UCL

A rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — A SpaceX rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 14 August. Photograph: Jennifer Briggs/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Scientists are calling for a new global regime to address air pollution caused by the space industry.

Prof Eloise Marais’s team at University College London (UCL) began tracking space activities in 2020. Their latest figures reveal 259 rocket launches in 2024, and 223 launches in 2023. These burned more than 153,000 tonnes of fuel.

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