Fact check: Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket launch didn't emit carbon
The claim: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket had a carbon footprint equal to a small African nation
Private space travel became a reality this month. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made history by rocketing to the edge of space just outside of Earth.
While the billionaires' successful space flights open the door to potential space tourism, they also come with environmental concerns.
"Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man on earth who loves to preach to the rest of us about the need to lower our personal carbon footprint, just created a carbon footprint equal to...…The claim: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket had a carbon footprint equal to a small African nation
Private space travel became a reality this month. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made history by rocketing to the edge of space just outside of Earth.
While the billionaires' successful space flights open the door to potential space tourism, they also come with environmental concerns.
"Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man on earth who loves to preach to the rest of us about the need to lower our personal carbon footprint, just created a carbon footprint equal to...WW…