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The new Irtysh rocket will have slightly larger main propellant tanks than the Zenit-2 vehicle, giving it a lift capacity of about 17 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Total grain production is now expected to fall to 130 million metric tons, down 18% from a 2022 peak.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
David Greene, a research professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, co-authored a study that estimated the almost-doubling of fuel economy between 1975 and 2018 saved 2 trillion gallons of gasoline and 17 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Last year, Malaysia got the green light to transport fresh durians to China, and exporters sent more than 400 metric tons to the country between August and the end of the year.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Total grain production is now expected to fall to 130 million metric tons, down 18% from a 2022 peak.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
David Greene, a research professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, co-authored a study that estimated the almost-doubling of fuel economy between 1975 and 2018 saved 2 trillion gallons of gasoline and 17 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Last year, Malaysia got the green light to transport fresh durians to China, and exporters sent more than 400 metric tons to the country between August and the end of the year.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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