You’d Have To Get Me Drunk To Go Up In Space Too
Jodi at Webloggin on Jul 26 2007 at 4:26 pm | Filed under: U.S. News
There is an unsubstantiated report out that some astronauts were drunk and in violation of the “standard 12 hour “bottle-to-throttle” rule” when they launched off the pad.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At least twice, astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a flight-safety risk, an aviation weekly reported Thursday, citing a special panel studying astronaut health.
The independent panel also found “heavy use of alcohol” before launch that was within the standard 12-hour “bottle-to-throttle” rule, according to Aviation Week & Space Technology, which reported the finding on its Web site.
A NASA official confirmed that the health report contains claims of alcohol use by astronauts before launch, but said the information is based on anonymous interviews and is unsubstantiated. The official didn’t want to be named because NASA plans a news conference Friday to discuss the panel’s findings.
Personally, I’d have to be a hell of a lot more than drunk to launch off a pad into space; not that I’m advocating drunk space travel in any circumstance, rocket or otherwise.
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[...] NASA panel reported that drunk astronauts were allowed to fly despite warnings about their alcohol consumption. I guess no cops can catch [...]
Well I can only ask if they had a few was it 5:00 somewhere? If it was then there you go. Roll on.
I don’t remember ever seeing anyone staggering out to load up so they must hold it pretty well. God bless them.