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SpaceX drone ship heads to sea for first 2022 Falcon launch

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Barring delays, drone ship ASOG will arrive about 640 km (400 mi) downrange at its recovery site – just northeast of the Bahamas – a day or two before Falcon 9’s first launch and landing attempt of the year. 2022 starts here for SpaceX recovery. The real question is how many launches the company can feasibly support.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

Baua Electric

According to Royal Caribbean, the ship, which is registered in the Bahamas, also sets a new standard for sustainability with the use of energy-efficient technology designed to minimize the ship’s carbon footprint and move closer to the company’s goal of introducing a net-zero ship by 2035. as a viable marine fuel.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

Green Car Congress

The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. The United States places 27 th in the 2018 EPI, with strong scores on some issues, such as sanitation and air quality, but weak performance on others, including deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.

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