What is going on in NASA? How are Astronauts able to fly to space drunk?
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t was just another jolt for an operation that has had a rocky year from the start, beginning with the arrest of an astronaut accused of attacking a rival in a love triangle. "It's going to shake up the world, I'll tell you that," retired NASA executive Seymour Himmel said of the latest news. "There will be congressional hearings that you will not be able to avoid." News of the two latest bombshells broke within just a few hours of each other Thursday afternoon. Aviation Week & Space Technology reported on its Web site that a special panel studying astronaut health found that on two occasions, astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a safety risk. The independent panel also found "heavy use of alcohol" before launch - within the standard 12-hour "bottle-to-throttle" rule, the magazine reported. |
NASA REPORT: NO EVIDENCE ASTRONAUTS FLEW DRUNK
An internal NASA review found no evidence to back up last month's report that astronauts have been allowed to fly drunk, NASA sources told CNN on Tuesday.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/28...auts/index.html
I would find it hard to fathom that an astronaut could fly drunk. Someone would notice. It's not like you suit yourself up and just hop on.