<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>yes it's obvious that it will effect the eviroment adversly. the harmfull gases at the time of exploration gets into the enviroment and causes air pollution, but we can't stop our research of the space and it'ss contents... <br />Posted by bh</DIV><br /><br />Without space exploration we wouldn't know the current state of our planet. All those satellites at the orbit are providing very good data of our planet and communications capatibilities which will reduce the need for travelling. Space travel is a real minor pollution source compared to the other means of travelling like cars, aeroplanes, etc...</p><p>If you want to be a real environmentalist, you cannot even fart because that will add methane to the atmosphere. And you have to switch to the vegetables because the meat growing process adds pollution at so many levels... I can continue this list to a pretty long one, but I don't feel that it could add any extra value to this thread. I have made my point, at least I hope so.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>