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Gravity-2 is expected to lift on the order of 20 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
At the time, India had no major ports that could host 300 million metric tons per year, with plans to build three by the end of the decade.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
India has already delivered 1,000 tents to Kabul and 15 metric tons of food aid to Kunar.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Other figures put the number at 13 billion metric tons of oil.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
At the time, India had no major ports that could host 300 million metric tons per year, with plans to build three by the end of the decade.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
India has already delivered 1,000 tents to Kabul and 15 metric tons of food aid to Kunar.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Other figures put the number at 13 billion metric tons of oil.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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