On Friday, December 15 the California Coastal Commission considers two rocket launch projects located at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The public can submit comments beforehand and also speak in-person or via zoom at the meeting, which will be held in the city of Santa Cruz. https://www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/#/2023/12 (click on Friday tab) To speak at the FridayContinue reading “December 15: California Coastal Commission considers two Vandenberg rocket launch projects”
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Southern Hemisphere ozone layer, November 14, 1979 and 2023
From NASA Ozone Watch https://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov
FAA rubberstamps SpaceX anti-ocean project
Posted in the Honolulu Star Advertiser Hawaii needs to have input on SpaceX ocean-landing plan By Lynda Williams APRIL 27, 2023 The world watched aghast as SpaceX blew up its own spaceship on April 20, four minutes after launch due to engine failure. Even though the mission was not completed, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX,Continue reading “FAA rubberstamps SpaceX anti-ocean project”
Look Before You Launch: What NEPA Requires of the FCC
From the Natural Resources Defense Council by SHARON BUCCINO Senior Director, Land Division, Nature ProgramSeptember 8, 2021 Who knew that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an environmental agency? But taking the environment into account is what Congress requires of the Commission and what the public needs from it. Passed over 50 years ago, the NationalContinue reading “Look Before You Launch: What NEPA Requires of the FCC”
Popular Mechanics: Increased Spaceflight Will Warm Earth’s Stratosphere 4 Degrees
From Popular MechanicsJune 28, 2022 Excerpt: Black carbon in the atmosphere is like dressing Earth in a black shirt on a sunny day. It attracts and holds heat, leading to overall warming of the atmosphere. Airplanes also emit carbon pollution in this way, but there are a few key differences. First, airplanes emit respectively less carbonContinue reading “Popular Mechanics: Increased Spaceflight Will Warm Earth’s Stratosphere 4 Degrees”
Study: Climate and Ozone Impacts of Black Carbon Emissions From Global Rocket Launches
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: AtmospheresJune 1, 2022 The Climate and Ozone Impacts of Black Carbon Emissions From Global Rocket Launches Christopher M Maloney, Robert W Portmann, Martin N Ross, Karen H Rosenlof First published: 01 June 2022 https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036373 Aerosol emissions from spaceflight activities play a small but increasing role in the background stratospheric aerosol population. RocketsContinue reading “Study: Climate and Ozone Impacts of Black Carbon Emissions From Global Rocket Launches”
NASA to test nuclear-powered rocket engine by 2027
From Al JazeeraJanuary 24, 2023 The top official at the United States space agency NASA has said the country plans to test a spacecraft engine powered with nuclear fission by 2027, an advancement seen as key to long-haul missions including a manned journey to Mars. NASA will partner with the US military’s Defense Advanced Research ProjectsContinue reading “NASA to test nuclear-powered rocket engine by 2027”
Ecocide from space
From Cellular Phone Task ForceDecember 14, 2022By Arthur Firstenberg NUMBER OF OPERATING SATELLITES PASSES 7,000 On the evening of Thursday, December 8, 2022, OneWeb launched 40 satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida, bringing the total number of active satellites in orbit around the Earth to more than 7,000. These cell towers in space are altering the electromagneticContinue reading “Ecocide from space”
December 16: NASA and French launch SWOT to radar Earth’s ocean, lakes and rivers
“This is the planet we care most about.” Laurie Leshim, JPL Pasadena REALLY ? ? ? ? ? Posted at Phys.org In this image made from video provided by NASA, a SpaceX rocket carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Credit:Continue reading “December 16: NASA and French launch SWOT to radar Earth’s ocean, lakes and rivers”
Free The Sky 