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post Jul 26 2007, 07:33 PM
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I really kind of hate to post this, but it's inevitable (sigh). Breaking news that some astronauts have reported for Shuttle flights with an apparently unacceptable level of residual intoxication from the previous day or night's festivities...on two occasions, flight docs & fellow crewmembers expressed concern.

Well, not surprising; anyone who's ever been on a fighter base or read Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff shouldn't blink an eye. Still, how distressing (and damaging) after the events of a few months ago.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/07/26/a...g.ap/index.html

EDIT: Even worse, apparently some idiot was intentionally cutting wires inside a Shuttle flight control computer!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/stor...6808070,00.html

What the HELL is going on?!?!!!!


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- nprev   Here We Go Again...   Jul 26 2007, 07:33 PM
- - Stu   Just heard this on BBC News... IF this is true (an...   Jul 26 2007, 09:31 PM
- - lyford   Google and my memory fails me, but wasn't ther...   Jul 26 2007, 10:23 PM
- - nprev   Yep. WRT drinking, that's definitely a hold...   Jul 26 2007, 10:27 PM
- - Jyril   Bad Astronomer: NASA trifecta now complete. A NASA...   Jul 27 2007, 11:53 AM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (Jyril @ Jul 27 2007, 04:53 AM) Bad...   Jul 28 2007, 07:26 AM
- - djellison   Nasa Press Conf. about it starting now. Doug   Jul 27 2007, 04:58 PM
- - Littlebit   QUOTE (CNN)NASA takes swift action after report of...   Jul 27 2007, 06:33 PM

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