No Drunk Astronauts

Good to know.

There is no evidence that astronauts have been drunk on flight missions, an investigation by US space agency Nasa’s safety chief has found.
His probe was prompted by a report that said Nasa astronauts had been cleared to fly while drunk at least twice.

Nasa safety chief Bryan O’Connor said he “was unable to verify any case in which an astronaut or spaceflight crew member was impaired on launch day”.

1. I dunno.  Isn’t it kind of a let down to know that they haven’t been smuggling raisins or potatoes or something into space to make moonshine?  Remember Alan Shepard smuggling a golf club all the way to the moon?

   hiho
   Mp

   Posted by Mpeterson on August 29, 2007 at 2221 hrs




2. Alas, NASA has more than once assured everyone that the Shuttle was safe to fly, and once too often that it was safe to land.

   I may rank NASA’s reliability higher than any Democrat, but I’m still not willing to take their word on the weather.

   Like their global warming data, for example....

   Posted by on August 29, 2007 at 2224 hrs




3. But how many wear diapers?

   Posted by on August 30, 2007 at 0106 hrs