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New Technology Propels Efforts to Fight Western Wildfires
There have been 730 more wildfires in California so far this year than last.
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In this Sept. 24, 2014 file photo, smoke hangs over Reno-Tahoe International Airport as a plane takes off in Reno, Nev. A shortage of jet fuel, coupled with supply chain issues and an urgent demand from firefighting aircraft, continues to cause problems at airports around the West.
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A lack of fuel could force the cancellation of cargo and passenger flights.
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A Proton-M booster rocket carrying the Nauka module blasts off from the launch pad at Russia's space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, July 21, 2021.
Russia Launches Lab Module to Space Station
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The purchase is part of a modernization program for Greece’s military.
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Jeff Bezos describes the experience after launch from the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, July 20, 2021.
Bezos Comments on Workers Draw Rebuke
The Amazon founder said the company's employees "paid for all this" following his brief trip into space.
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Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
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Bezos called it the "best day ever."
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In this Tuesday, May 25, 2021, file photo, travelers watch a JetBlue Airways aircraft taxi away from a gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport†ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
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The jet cabin from Transair Flight 810 rests on the Pacific Ocean floor off the coast of Honolulu, July 8, 2021.
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