NASA astronauts are bringing a whole new meaning to the term “space dust.”
Spaceport officials report that they found a small bag containing cocaine next to a bathroom in a restricted hanger. The hanger houses the Space Shuttle Discovery which is set to launch in March and deliver “supplies” to the International Space Station.
The Register UK reported:
Because access to the hanger requires a security badge, officials know about 200 NASA workers and contractors were around the facility at the time the drug was found. NASA said that while there are “no indications” that anyone was high on cocaine while working on Discovery, drug testing of employees in the area have been conducted.
Embarrassingly, the incident came on the same week space shuttle workers took a half day off work to participate in NASA’s employee “Safety Stand Down,” held each year to “reinforce the importance of maintaining a strong and focused commitment to safety.” Evidently, someone wanted a little extra focus for it.
NASA spokesperson Allan Beutel said, “People know how serious this is and how serious people take it. And it’s not acceptable. That’s the bottom line.”
May we suggest, Mr. Beutel, that this is an inappropriate time to be discussing lines?
Source: The Register UK
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saw it on red eye hilarious. This doesn't surprise me though I mean NASA has shown that it can deliver some nutty people remember that astronaut that drove to somewhere with diapers all the way through to kill a rival? yikes.
not if they go by MLB rules!
If they discover an astronaut was high of cocaine when he walked on the moon, does that mean that, for history's sake, it doesn't count?
I was just thinking of as many drug puns as I could come up with. I don't want to give away just how much I wasted my youth, but........
they found "ice" on the moon
they are trying to figure out a way to make the next generation of rockets use "rails" with magnets to accelerate
this "dust" up could hurt NASA
I wonder how "high" this investigation will go.
It was once said that Sputnik looked like a magic "8 ball"
the first shuttle disaster happened because of a faulty "seal"
alright, I totally gave away the fact that much of my early 20's were wasted away-and I of course could never have been an astronaut candidate!
Considering NASA's safety record they may need a little boost before the boost.
what a rush that would be...