oyahuascaWed, Feb 24, 2010 I do agree that air flights and ground transportation contribute a lot to the overall pollution of our planet, but is it our place to decide what type of environmental degradation is better or worse? The fact that global warming and ozone depletion are two totally different aspects of pollution causes me to infer that each should be focused on separately with equal emphasis. I do agree that space exploration for knowledge gain and inspiration is more ethical than commercial flights for tourism. But I also think that exploration should be limited to actually exploring and not testing out new equipment of space crafts which was the purpose of Ares 1-X. Definitely "a waste of the ozone". It seems immature to create additional complications with our environment before taking care of the original problems. All in all, I feel like there should be certain standards regarding space travel and allowable damage to our planet because of it.
I do agree that air flights and ground transportation contribute a lot to the overall pollution of our planet, but is it our place to decide what type of environmental degradation is better or worse? The fact that global warming and ozone depletion are two totally different aspects of pollution causes me to infer that each should be focused on separately with equal emphasis. I do agree that space exploration for knowledge gain and inspiration is more ethical than commercial flights for tourism. But I also think that exploration should be limited to actually exploring and not testing out new equipment of space crafts which was the purpose of Ares 1-X. Definitely "a waste of the ozone". It seems immature to create additional complications with our environment before taking care of the original problems. All in all, I feel like there should be certain standards regarding space travel and allowable damage to our planet because of it.