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NASA’s Alcohol epidemic runs deep |
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Written by Brian McCheddar
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Sunday, 29 July 2007 |
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The recent news of drunken astronauts attempting sophisticated space age maneuvers whilst downing copious quantities of Tequila and Pina Coladas is just the tip of an iceberg in a sea of alcohol. Could this be the end of NASA? Or can they recover from this hangover?
Former NASA employees have come forward claiming alcohol has long been part of the NASA makeup. The Mars Climate Orbiter mission was compromised by a misunderstanding of measurements between inches and centimeter. Sources close to that operation claim the mistake could have been avoided if it wasn’t for the fact that all executive meetings on task proceedings were accompanied by large quantities of cognac, single malt whisky and rum. After a similar drunken chief executives and generals meeting, NASA authorized to send an ant to Venus.
Today NASA accepted the ant experiment, which was a complete failure was fashioned under the influence. One former designer admitted “we were on the sauce for weeks, we all believed in the ant mission…. It was only when we sobered up, we realised how foolish we had been. It was too late, we’d already budgeted and spent over a billion dollars, it was a mistake, but I wouldn’t change a thing, that was the best month of my life! …. it cost me my job and pension package …. if the ant had survived we’d be the ones who were laughing Related Articles: NASA Admit Venus Ant Experiment "A Total Failure" |