Nasa astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk at least twice, a panel set up by the US space agency has found.
The astronauts were cleared to fly even though colleagues had raised safety concerns, the independent review found.

The panel also said it found evidence of heavy use of alcohol within the 12-hour pre-flight ban on drinking.

Nasa said it would launch a full-scale internal safety review and recommend unspecified corrective action if incidents were found to have occurred.

The independent review was begun to look at health issues affecting Nasa crew members after astronaut Lisa Nowak was arrested on kidnapping and assault charges.

Ms Nowak was arrested in February and stands accused of attacking her love rival, the girlfriend of a fellow astronaut.

The Astronaut Health Care System Review Committee's report does not mention her or anyone else by name. Neither does it detail mission specifics or dates.

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DUI of a space craft!!! Explain that sucker to the next employer you speak to!

Does that count as demerits on their driver's license?

Think about this, you are sitting on top of 200 feet of rocket built by the low bidder, would you want to be sober when they light the fuse

GF:

Touche, my good man. Touche.