How green is space travel?
Also this week, a personal perspective on seabird declines, a project to refreeze Arctic sea ice, and unearthing a mystery about how the Falkland Islands once looked...
The images beamed back to Earth of the first civilian spacewalk have prompted a very pertinent question from one Inside Science listener:
What effect is space travel having on our climate?
We're used to delving into the carbon footprint of Earth-bound travel – so this week we’re going to explore the impact of the rapidly growing space industry on our climate.
How does a rocket launch compare to a flight taking off? Do we even know the true cost yet – and if it’s significant, what might the solution be?
Also on the programme, a personal perspective from a remote island on worrying seabird declines, the results of a project to refreeze Arctic sea ice, and why new evidence unearthed about the Falkland Islands suggests it may once have looked very different...
Presenter: Vic Gill
Producers: Ella Hubber & Gerry Holt
Editor: Martin Smith
Production Co-ordinator: Andrew Rhys Lewis
Studio Manager: Rhys Morris
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