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☆ Rocket Lab's attempt to catch rocket booster falls short
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rocket Lab, a start-up building small orbital rockets, kicked off another successful mission on Friday — but it failed in its efforts to recapture its rocket booster as it tumbled down toward Earth. Rocket Lab positioned a modified Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to intercept it mid-descent, aiming to snag the booster by its strings. Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has noted that it’s preferable to catch the rocket midair to keep it dry. A lot remains unclear about how Rocket Lab will ultimately reuse its rockets. Beck cited the company as a model for how Rocket Lab would proceed.

☆ How JFK customs searches 1 million packages a day for illegal items
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Steve Cameron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

They're looking for anything that isn't legally allowed in the US; certain foods, animals, drugs, and counterfeit goods. This is where human CBP officers get a little help. Nearby, CBP officers are using another nonintrusive search tool: X-rays. And if all those counterfeit goods had gone on to sell at their suggested retail price, they'd total an estimated $54 million. Well, most of the narcotics and counterfeit goods will be sent to a top-secret incinerator to be destroyed.

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