Top Russian space scientist dies of mushroom poisoning

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Top Russian space scientist dies of mushroom poisoning - Lemmy.world

Holy shit. Jokes aside, if this is real it’s a damn shame. It’s actually insane that he would get killed for a scientific experiment. Why would anyone want to be involved in science in Russia if this is how they deal with failure? It’s no small feat to land on the fucking moon.

Killed for failing a very propagandized mission doing stuff that was mostly routine back in the Soviet era.

It’s not about the failure. It’s about the embarrassment