Article 12- Pentagon goes Green
Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is reusing defunct communication satellites for their valuable parts and recycling them to build brand new ones for cheap. When satellites retire, certain parts — such as antennas and solar panels — often still work. There's currently no routine effort to salvage and reuse satellite parts once they're launched into space. Work on DARPA's Phoenix program — named after the mythical bird that rose from its own ashes — is already under way. The agency awarded contracts to several companies to develop new technologies, and it is seeking fresh proposals from interested parties next month. They will be testing the new model in 2016 when they launch a demonstration mission that seeks to breathe new life into an antenna. DARPA has identified about 140 retired satellites that it can choose from for its first test.
I chose this article because it's interesting to see Pentagon to be starting the green movement as well. This helps the public believe that recycling is really a huge trend going on and everybody is doing it. Although i'm not quite sure why they didn't think of this idea sooner because it would save up more money. At first it is expensive but in the long run it could work out. This article also goes hand in hand with our unit of recycling and how much it could reduce our trash and the pollution that goes out.
I chose this article because it's interesting to see Pentagon to be starting the green movement as well. This helps the public believe that recycling is really a huge trend going on and everybody is doing it. Although i'm not quite sure why they didn't think of this idea sooner because it would save up more money. At first it is expensive but in the long run it could work out. This article also goes hand in hand with our unit of recycling and how much it could reduce our trash and the pollution that goes out.