2nd Survey Finds Astronauts Havenât Drunk Before Flights
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A new survey of astronauts and flight surgeons shows no evidence of crew membersâ going on space missions drunk or impaired by alcohol, NASA officials said.
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By Joel Thurtell, Detroit Free Press  May 27--What impressed me most about these astronauts was their seriousness.   With "Roger this" and "Check that" on their handheld radios, they could have been live at Cape Canaveral.
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HOUSTON - The first inspections of NASA's shuttle Discovery two days after a successful night launch reveal no significant problems for its seven-astronaut crew bound for the International Space Station (ISS).
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NASA will immediately begin two formal reviews of its procedures for assessing the emotional and psychological well-being of astronauts in response to Monday's arrest of a member of the elite corps, Navy Capt. Lisa M. Nowak, on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping in connection with an...
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But shuttle crewmembers defend their professionalism and say that they drink responsibly -- and obey the rules that NASA has laid down for them.
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Astronauts have long known that space travel is a good way to diet. The excitement of launch. Thrilling vistas seen from Earth orbit. Floating weightless. Maybe a touch of motion sickness. Who can eat at a time like that?
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By Mike Schneider  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  --  For a second day in a row, astronauts began toiling like construction workers during a six-hour spacewalk, bringing to life a new 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station.
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The crew of the International Space Station is not in danger of running out of oxygen, Russian controllers said Friday. Gennady Padalka and Michael Fincke are breathing oxygen from reserves aboard the station, Itar-Tass reported.
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Alcohol, not drugs, linked to incidents, says survey.
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Astronauts hunkered down in an airlock ready for the second spacewalk of NASA's latest shuttle mission on Sunday, to install more hardware on an orbiting station hundreds of miles above Earth.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - Astronauts assigned to  NASA's first space shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia  disaster said on Friday they are confident mistakes and  technical problems that led to that accident are in the past.
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Two astronauts who spent half a year aboard the International Space Station returned safely on Saturday to the steppes of Kazakhstan in the pre-dawn darkness.
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â¢ The spacecraft&#39;s test pilots do not wear spacesuits. The craft&#39;s space-worthy cockpit is housed within a larger, similarly protective shell.
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By RASHA MADKOUR HOUSTON - The space shuttle Discovery crew scored another day floating in the cosmos - precious time for the majority-rookie flight - but it'll hardly be a walk in the orbital park.
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How do you spot an astronut? NASA says it will re-evaluate the psychological screening it does for its astronauts, after Shuttle pilot Lisa Nowak was arrested this week on charges of attempted murder, attempted kidnapping, and battery.â¦
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Two Discovery astronauts started the second spacewalk of their 12-day mission to carry out work on the International Space Station, NASA said.
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A survey of NASA astronauts and flight surgeons has turned up no evidence that U.S. spaceflyers were drunk on launch day and revealed a desire for more transparency in how crews are selected for spaceflight.