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SpaceX is known around the Southland for its highly visible vapor trails as well as its sudden booms.
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Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
In a development that has absolutely nothing to do with a mysterious vapor trail, an unmanned space plane designed by NASA researchers touched down at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on 3 December after seven months in orbit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2010
Burning fossil fuel not only releases CO2 emissions, but also has strong warming non-CO2 effects due to nitrogen oxides (NOx), vapor trails and cloud formation triggered by the altitude at which aircraft operate.
—Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
From the outdoor practice field, across the field house turf and into the locker room, the Bills leave vapor trails.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
In a development that has absolutely nothing to do with a mysterious vapor trail, an unmanned space plane designed by NASA researchers touched down at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on 3 December after seven months in orbit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2010
Burning fossil fuel not only releases CO2 emissions, but also has strong warming non-CO2 effects due to nitrogen oxides (NOx), vapor trails and cloud formation triggered by the altitude at which aircraft operate.
—Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
From the outdoor practice field, across the field house turf and into the locker room, the Bills leave vapor trails.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Vapor trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vapor%20trail. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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