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Supersonic transport are aircraft that travel faster than the speed of sound. The U.S. government once planned to develop SSTs for civilian transport, but it cancelled these plans in the early 1970s. Concern about SSTs’ impact on the atmosphere led to initial research into ozone depletion.
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Supersonic Transport (SST) Term Timeline in Merchants of Doubt
The timeline below shows where the term Supersonic Transport (SST) appears in Merchants of Doubt. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
In 1970, scientists found that new supersonic planes (SSTs) would emit so much water vapor that they could deplete Earth’s ozone layer and substantially...
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After cancelling the SST program due to its cost, the U.S. government still funded a climate assessment report on...
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...besides ozone depletion for causing more skin cancer, and he seriously mischaracterized the research about SSTs. He suggested that researchers overreacted by panicking about SSTs and were repeating the same mistake....
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