Expensive trips to the edge of space could have big effects on the atmosphere

A look inside Blue Origin, the vessel that took Amazon founder Jeff Bezos into suborbital space.
Blue Origin
Billionaire Jeff Bezos traveled aboard a Blue Origin rocket to the edge of space last week.
Rockets emit a large amount of heat, carbon dioxide, and other air pollutants into the atmosphere.
Spaceships have very limited passenger capacity compared to standard commercial planes.
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