Ten-year anniversary of the Space Shuttle
Challenger accident
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- CNN does a two-minute "In remembrance of . . ."
segment on the shuttle disaster.
- The video of the shuttle launch (and explosion) is played.
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Conclusion: Risks associated with space launch
effectively kill any space launch disposition options. |
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National Geographic runs an article entitled "Sunken
Nuclear Subs of the Cold War."
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- "Though no evidence of radioactive leakage has yet
been detected, the fact that this wreck lies at the bottom of
the North Sea beneath one of the most productive fisheries in
the world causes some experts significant concern."
- Coincidentally, The Simpsons' episode with Blinky
the three-eyed fish runs the same week.
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Conclusion: Risks associated with disposal
at sea effectively kill any ocean disposal options. |
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