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Its plunge back to Earth through the atmosphere may have generated 45.5 metric tons of metal oxides and 40 metric tons of nitrogen oxides, according to University College London atmospheric chemistry researcher Connor Barker.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
This booster, still in development, is intended to be fully reusable and have a payload capacity to low-Earth orbit of 5 metric tons.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
For the 12 months ending August 2024, data centers were responsible for 105 million metric tons of CO2, accounting for 2.18% of national emissions (for comparison, domestic commercial airlines are responsible for about 131 million metric tons).
—Francesca Dominici, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Prior to this test flight, the Starship spacecraft could hold about 1,200 metric tons (2.6 million pounds) of oxidizer and fuel, the company previously said.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
This booster, still in development, is intended to be fully reusable and have a payload capacity to low-Earth orbit of 5 metric tons.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
For the 12 months ending August 2024, data centers were responsible for 105 million metric tons of CO2, accounting for 2.18% of national emissions (for comparison, domestic commercial airlines are responsible for about 131 million metric tons).
—Francesca Dominici, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Prior to this test flight, the Starship spacecraft could hold about 1,200 metric tons (2.6 million pounds) of oxidizer and fuel, the company previously said.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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