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References:
[1] statista.com/statistics/199366/number-of-ships-of-apm-maersk-in-december-2011
[2] vesseltracking.net/article/maersk-mc-kinney-moller-container-ship
[3] investor.maersk.com/static-files/d2de67bc-a818-4280-8f46-dd547b3cf856
[4] preview.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/MAER/DocumentAssets/198834.pdf
[5] transportgeography.org/?page_id=5955
[6] maersk.com/news/articles/2019/06/26/towards-a-zero-carbon-future
[7] matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2018/18/matecconf_ijcaet-isampe2018_02058.pdf
[8] http://www.mar.ist.utl.pt/mventura/Projecto-Navios-I/EN/SD-1.5.4-Bulbous%20Bow%20Design.pdf
[9] theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/ICCT_ShipEfficiency_20130723.pdf
[10] sciencemag.org/news/2017/09/spinning-metal-sails-could-slash-fuel-consumption-emissions-cargo-ships
[11] splash247.com/maersk-tankers-hails-real-breakthrough-with-8-2-fuel-savings-from-landmark-wind-project
[12] cmacgm-group.com/en/launching-cmacgm-jacques-saad%C3%A9-world's-first-ultra-large-vessel-powered-by-lng
[13] insideclimatenews.org/news/31012020/shipping-lines-liquefied-natural-gas-methane-leaks
[14] mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/5/1581/pdf
[15] safety4sea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SEA-LNG-DNV-GL-Comparison-of-Alternative-Marine-Fuels-2019_09.pdf
[16] energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-storage
[17] theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/Zero-emission-container-corridor-hydrogen-3.5.2020.pdf Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.
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References:
[1] statista.com/statistics/199366/number-of-ships-of-apm-maersk-in-december-2011
[2] vesseltracking.net/article/maersk-mc-kinney-moller-container-ship
[3] investor.maersk.com/static-files/d2de67bc-a818-4280-8f46-dd547b3cf856
[4] preview.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/MAER/DocumentAssets/198834.pdf
[5] transportgeography.org/?page_id=5955
[6] maersk.com/news/articles/2019/06/26/towards-a-zero-carbon-future
[7] matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2018/18/matecconf_ijcaet-isampe2018_02058.pdf
[8] http://www.mar.ist.utl.pt/mventura/Projecto-Navios-I/EN/SD-1.5.4-Bulbous%20Bow%20Design.pdf
[9] theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/ICCT_ShipEfficiency_20130723.pdf
[10] sciencemag.org/news/2017/09/spinning-metal-sails-could-slash-fuel-consumption-emissions-cargo-ships
[11] splash247.com/maersk-tankers-hails-real-breakthrough-with-8-2-fuel-savings-from-landmark-wind-project
[12] cmacgm-group.com/en/launching-cmacgm-jacques-saad%C3%A9-world's-first-ultra-large-vessel-powered-by-lng
[13] insideclimatenews.org/news/31012020/shipping-lines-liquefied-natural-gas-methane-leaks
[14] mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/5/1581/pdf
[15] safety4sea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SEA-LNG-DNV-GL-Comparison-of-Alternative-Marine-Fuels-2019_09.pdf
[16] energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-storage
[17] theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/Zero-emission-container-corridor-hydrogen-3.5.2020.pdf Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.
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![Are Space Elevators Possible?
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[1] http://m-newton.ex.ac.uk/research/qsystems/people/sque.togo/physics/geostationary-orbit/
[2] http://images.spaceref.com/docs/spaceelevator/elevator.pdf
[3] https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d402/ba5f97884b7398ae2a1ff79136f9c1a03993.pdf
[4] https://www.colorado.edu/faculty/kantha/sites/default/files/attached-files/25753-58722 tyson_sparks may_3_2014_1128_am sparks_final_paper.pdf
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![Don’t Drop your Tools in Space
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[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/03/30/nasa-astronauts-lose-key-piece-of-iss-shield-and-now-its-floating-free-in-space/
[2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-spacewalk/space-station-debris-shield-floats-away-during-spacewalk-idUSKBN1712RU
[3] https://qz.com/1318450/a-recent-history-of-nasa-astronauts-dropping-things-from-the-space-station
[4] https://aerospace.org/article/brief-history-space-debris
[5] https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html
[6][https://arstechnica.com/science/2013/07/how-nasa-steers-the-international-space-station-around-space-junk/
[7] https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/bullet-dodge.html
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