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| Nasa astronauts 'flew when drunk' | Nasa astronauts 'flew when drunk' |
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| US astronauts were allowed to fly while drunk at least twice, a review panel set up by space agency Nasa has found. | US astronauts were allowed to fly while drunk at least twice, a review panel set up by space agency Nasa has found. |
| The panel was created to look at health issues affecting Nasa crew members after astronaut Lisa Nowak was arrested on kidnapping and assault charges. | The panel was created to look at health issues affecting Nasa crew members after astronaut Lisa Nowak was arrested on kidnapping and assault charges. |
| The two drunk astronauts were allowed to fly even though colleagues raised concerns about safety, the panel found. | The two drunk astronauts were allowed to fly even though colleagues raised concerns about safety, the panel found. |
| The panel also said it found evidence of heavy use of alcohol within the 12-hour pre-flight ban on drinking. | The panel also said it found evidence of heavy use of alcohol within the 12-hour pre-flight ban on drinking. |
| The panel's report does not mention anyone by name - including Ms Nowak, who was arrested in February and stands accused of attacking her love rival, the girlfriend of a fellow astronaut. | The panel's report does not mention anyone by name - including Ms Nowak, who was arrested in February and stands accused of attacking her love rival, the girlfriend of a fellow astronaut. |
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| The panel report said that doctors and other astronauts had raised concerns that the two drunken crew members posed a flight safety risk, but the astronauts were not grounded. | The panel report said that doctors and other astronauts had raised concerns that the two drunken crew members posed a flight safety risk, but the astronauts were not grounded. |
| The report did not say when the incidents took place, or whether they involved pilots. | The report did not say when the incidents took place, or whether they involved pilots. |
| Computer sabotage | Computer sabotage |
| Earlier, Nasa confirmed that a contractor had sabotaged a computer in an unrelated incident. | Earlier, Nasa confirmed that a contractor had sabotaged a computer in an unrelated incident. |
| The damage to wiring in a network box - which is to be taken to the International Space Station (ISS) - was intentional and obvious, the agency said. | The damage to wiring in a network box - which is to be taken to the International Space Station (ISS) - was intentional and obvious, the agency said. |
| The damage is very obvious, easy to detect William GerstenmaierNasa Associate Administrator for Space Operations In graphics: Space station | The damage is very obvious, easy to detect William GerstenmaierNasa Associate Administrator for Space Operations In graphics: Space station |
| However, it stressed that the equipment was not essential and that astronauts' lives had not been at risk. An investigation is under way. | However, it stressed that the equipment was not essential and that astronauts' lives had not been at risk. An investigation is under way. |
| Nasa's Associate Administrator for Space Operations, William Gerstenmaier, said the computer problem had been discovered earlier this month. | Nasa's Associate Administrator for Space Operations, William Gerstenmaier, said the computer problem had been discovered earlier this month. |
| The computer is designed to collect and relay data from sensors which detect vibrations and forces on the space station's external trusses. | The computer is designed to collect and relay data from sensors which detect vibrations and forces on the space station's external trusses. |
| The equipment had been supplied by a sub-contractor, he added. | The equipment had been supplied by a sub-contractor, he added. |
| Mr Gerstenmaier said engineers would try to repair the hardware before 7 August, when the space shuttle Endeavour is due to fly to ISS, but that the mission would not be delayed. | Mr Gerstenmaier said engineers would try to repair the hardware before 7 August, when the space shuttle Endeavour is due to fly to ISS, but that the mission would not be delayed. |
| The damage is believed to be the first act of sabotage of flight equipment Nasa has discovered. | The damage is believed to be the first act of sabotage of flight equipment Nasa has discovered. |