From now through September, the Air Force will be detonating large Department of Defense rocket motors—those involving more than 10,000 pounds of net explosive weight— that have reached their end of their useful life. According to information from Hill Air Force Base, detonation is the environmentally best way to dispose of the large rocket motors, and the Utah Test and Training Range is the only place in the U.S. where such rocket disposal can legally be done. The Air Force takes atmospheric readings prior to each operation, checking wind speed and direction, among other factors, and modeled to determine if...

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