I went when I was really young. I think I mainly visited resorts and amusement parks.
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were they actually flying the shuttle at the time, or just floating in space?
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I think it’s more serious than that…
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NASA = Not Always Sober Astronauts
Anyway, all they are saying is that they flew drunk. I don’t know if they were driving or passengers.
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Jen, does that really matter?
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@Nix:
Jen, does that really matter?
Yea, I think it does. If you are the pilot or co-pilot, then being drunk is a liability. If you are merely a scientist waiting for a ride into space where you will eventually get around to conducting your experiment, the potential damage of your being drunk is very minimal.
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Every crew member has responsibilities, especially in the post-launch abort scenarios.
There is no such thing as a “passenger” on the Shuttle (except for Christa McAuliff’s flight, and look what happened to THAT mission :-P )
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@ncscswitch:
Every crew member has responsibilities, especially in the post-launch abort scenarios.
There is no such thing as a “passenger” on the Shuttle (except for Christa McAuliff’s flight, and look what happened to THAT mission :-P )
That was Challenger, I presume?
And what I am saying is that their impact is usually insignificant so if they are slightly impaired it is not that detrimental. If the pilot or co-pilot were impaired it would be a catastrophe.
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They are still at work, i can find it hard to belive it would be acceptable to be drunk at work. Especially when your riding in a multi millon dollar craft…
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At a bare minimum, I am willing to bet that it is an OSHA violation :lol:
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@Nix:
They are still at work, i can find it hard to belive it would be acceptable to be drunk at work. Especially when your riding in a multi millon dollar craft…
Be that as it may, what I heard is that NASA has no regulation for bidding it and, to my knowledge, no one has cited a law forbidding it either.
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How come they are allowed to drink like a whole week before a launch…?
GG
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Because no one thought to make it a rule that they cannot. Make it a rule, then you can punish them for breaking it.
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I’m pretty sur eI read that they have a 12 hour no drinking policy. In the army its 24 hrs, bu twe got guns:)
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I’m pretty sur eI read that they have a 12 hour no drinking policy. In the army its 24 hrs, bu twe got guns:)
No idea if they do or not. However, a policy is not a law. It’s like with illegal aliens, I have no problem with them being here, I have a problem that they broke the law. Same with the astronauts, I don’t condone them working drunk, but they didn’t break the law.
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Well again I will admit that I am not familiar with the NASA way of doing things, but in the army, as you are obviously aware, policies are inforcable under UCMJ. What you do in a military vehicle is the military’s buisness. I would suspect it is the same for NASA.
So…. the DUI thing is just silliness. But it is still a serious matter that should, and I’m sure will, be delt with.
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Yes, but the UCMJ supercedes the Constitution. Also, as you are aware, you can be tried and convicted of a crime under the UCMJ and then again under the civilian courts. So I don’t think a civilian branch of government is the right place to apply the UCMJ. :P
Anyway, I said I don’t condone it, but as far as I can tell, they did not break any laws. Maybe a policy. But they probably have a policy about which way to tie your shoes, not exactly the equivalent of first degree murder, you know?
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Flying a billion dollar space shuttle while drunk is a gross abuse of the property of the United States of America.
Aren’t most astronauts air force personnel? Court martial anybody?
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