{"id":785774,"date":"2026-09-28T23:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/785774\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T23:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:32:11","slug":"burning-spacecraft-impact-on-ozone-layer-remains-unknown-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/785774\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Spacecraft Impact On Ozone Layer Remains Unknown, Expert Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Burning Spacecraft Impact On Ozone Layer Remains Unknown, Expert Says | Aviation Week<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/themes\/custom\/particle\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"#main-content\" class=\"visually-hidden focusable\"><br \/>\n      Skip to main content<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>      <\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color:#B02028;font-family:Source Serif Pro;padding:1rem;\">We will be performing site maintenance on Tuesday, September 29 starting at 3:00am EDT \/ 8:00am BST and anticipate it will take approximately 1 hour. The site will be unavailable during this period. We apologize for any inconvenience.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a class=\"article__byline\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/author\/thierry-dubois\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thierry Dubois<\/a><br \/>\n                    September 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/noaa.jpeg\" alt=\"view of earth\u2019s curved horizon\" class=\"b-lazy  img \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: NOAA<\/p>\n<p>  The spiraling amount of metal particles that spacecraft generate in the stratosphere during atmospheric reentry might impact the ozone layer, a researcher at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says. The study, based on 2023 measurements and published this year, comes as&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790638331_489_ThierryDuboisIMG_4240_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"b-lazy  img author__image \"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/author\/thierry-dubois\" class=\"author--teaser__name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thierry Dubois<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author--teaser__bio\">Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. 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