Space tourism a huge waste of resources

Re “After Branson flight, Virgin Galactic slumps on stock sale” (July 13): The uber wealthy are undertaxed and so are free to indulge in conspicuous consumption. The newest fad for billionaires rubbing our collective noses in it is space travel.

Just how much carbon does blasting into space add to the upper atmosphere? We should slap a huge luxury tax on space tourism. Bob Schmidt

La Jolla