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Top Russian rocket scientist dies from ‘mushroom poisoning’ by belter

A Russian rocket scientist has died after mysteriously being poisoned – with Russian state media saying that he ate edible mushrooms. Professor Vitaly Melnikov, 77, had headed the Department of Rocket and Space Systems at RSC Energia before becoming suddenly seriously ill days before he died. A Moscow newspaper claimed that inedible mushrooms were the

ByHackTechSeptember 2, 20230Comments

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The Rocket Alignment Problem, Part 2 by paulpauper

Previously (Eliezer Yudkowsky): The Rocket Alignment Problem.Recently we had a failure to launch, and a failure to communicate around that failure to launch. This post explores that failure to communicate, and the attempted message. Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a rocket. Unfortunately, the rocket blew up, and failed to reach orbit. SpaceX will need to try

ByHackTechMay 2, 20230Comments

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Bottle Rocket by indigodaddy

Acouple of years ago, I watched a film called Bottle Rocket. I knew nothing about it, and the movie really took me by surprise. Here was a picture without a trace of cynicism, that obviously grew out of its director’s affection for his characters in particular and for people in general. A rarity. And the

ByHackTechMarch 6, 20230Comments

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The Big Rocket Showdown: Falcon 9 vs. Neutron by socialdemocrat

Let us do a comparison between the current king of the rocket launch industry, Falcon 9 manufactured by SpaceX and the upcoming contender Neutron being designed by Rocket Lab, a company originating in New Zealand. While you may not have heard about Rocket Lab, it is probably the most successful and innovative rocket launching company

ByHackTechFebruary 4, 20231Comment

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Rocket Lab catches falling rocket with a helicopter – then drops it in the ocean by Stratoscope

Update May 2nd, 7:50PM ET: Shortly after launch, Rocket Lab’s Electron fell back to Earth and deployed its parachutes as planned. It then came into view of the company’s helicopter, which then successfully caught the rocket for a few brief moments. However, the helicopter pilot noticed “different load characteristics” that Rocket Lab had not experienced…

ByHackTechMay 3, 20220Comments

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Rocket Mortgage to trim 8% of workforce as home-loan market shrinks by dspoka

The country’s largest lender is looking to reduce its workforce amid a shrinking mortgage market following two years of record loan volume.Officials said Monday that Detroit-based Rocket Mortgage and Amrock, its title company, are offering voluntary buyouts to 8% of employees. Rocket Companies, which includes Rocket Mortgage, employs 26,000, mostly in Detroit.The affected employees are primarily in Rocket…

ByHackTechApril 28, 20220Comments

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