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Plastic Pollution
“NUTEC Plastics, another flagship initiative that has captured the imagination and will of many around the world, helps countries harness environmentally friendly radiation techniques to recycle plastic and use isotopic tracing to better understand the problem of marine microplastic pollution.”
Food
The U.S. Department of the Air Force collaborated with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLAE) to issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a microreactor to be constructed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The RFP is available at the Sam.gov website. DLAE “enables mission readiness by providing globally resilient energy solutions to the Warriors and the Whole of Government.”
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There is a cloud of dangerous debris orbiting the Earth. The U.S. government is taking legal steps to limit the amount of space junk after more than six decades of space races, rocket launches, planetary missions and expanding satellite activity.
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These specifications are taken from official numbers and other figures that are publicly available.
• Length: 29 feet 3 inches
• Wingspan: 14 feet 11 inches
• Height: 9 feet 6 inches
• Payload bay: 7 feet × 4 feet
• Payload capacity: 500 pounds
• Max launch weight: 11,000 pounds