Claude Guillemot, co-founder of video game maker Ubisoft, dies in plane crash

A founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of Assassin’s Creed, was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday. The twin-motor Cessna 421 carrying Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor crashed Friday evening near La Baule airport on the Atlantic coast, Mayor Franck Louvrier said in a statement. Both were licensed and experienced pilots. The…

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SpaceX launch of more powerful Super Heavy-Starship rocket scrubbed at last minute over technical issue

The launch of a new version of SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket, featuring multiple upgrades, more powerful engines and major safety enhancements was scrubbed at the last minute Thursday by what appeared to be a relatively minor technical snag. The trouble appeared to involve the launch pad’s retractable quick-disconnect fittings used to feed propellants into the…

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