Jan 18, 2010

Cocaine found in a Space Shuttle hangar

The Sun tabloid in the UK headlined this story, “NASA astro-snorts.”

From a report at the link below:

Cocaine was found on the floor near a bathroom in a restricted area of the Kennedy Space Center according to NASA officials.


"It's unacceptable," NASA spokesman Allard Beutel said.

The cocaine was found in a plastic bag on the floor near a restroom inside the Orbiter Processing Facility, where space shuttle Discovery is being prepared for launch in March.

The presence of illegal narcotics is considered a safety hazard because astronauts' lives depend on the precision work done in the hangar.

About 200 employees were working in the hangar at the time the cocaine was found.

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