Can Space Exploration Cause Global Warming? By sending parts of the earth%26#039;s mass to space in forms of satelites, probes, space stations, fuels being burned for the space crafts, and etc..

I am sure before man ventured the outer realms of earth, all the mass on earth remained constant regardless.. but now due to the accelerated space tech, the earth%26#039;s mass is reducing at an unknown rate, and thus it must certainly effect its orbit around the sun.

With the current rise in global warming.. could it be possible that due to the earth%26#039;s decreasing mass, the earth%26#039;s orbit around the sun changed in a way that it can alter the temperature or even water levels here on earth?

Thank you to anyone who can answer this..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_ev... 0% 0 Votes

the mass of the spacecraft lifted into space is a only the smallest fraction of a fraction of the mass of the earth.

The mass of the atmosphere is actually greater in mass than all of the crap we put into space, and thats not even counting the mass of the earth itself, which is extremely large.

I dont think it has an effect on the mass of the earth on any significant level. Shouldnt effect the weather or position of the earth relative to the sun either. 29% 2 Votes

If you look at the latest stats from NASA, it shows that we%26#039;re actually tending towards a cooling period again. Of course, not even our top scientists are sure of any climate changes we%26#039;re experiencing. They can%26#039;t even predict the weather a week in advance with any real accuracy.

It%26#039;s sad though. I wish we did have control over the weather. I was hoping the warming period would last a little longer. I guess we just have to roll with the punches as all life on this planet has done for millions of years. 14% 1 Vote