NASA project 'vandalized'

The US space agency yesterday (July 26) was shocked by two shocking and unrelated reports: One related to the accusation: astronauts were drunk before flying. The remaining news from NASA itself, an employee of the agency destroyed the computer intended to be transferred to the international space station.

This is just a new incident in NASA's difficult year, starting with an astronaut arrested for attacking the enemy in a love triangle.

"This issue will shock the world. I can tell you that," former NASA Seymour Himmel official commented on what just happened. "There will be a hearing in Congress that you can't avoid."

News of the two new scandals broke out a few hours apart last afternoon. The Air and Space Technology newspaper reported that a special committee responsible for astronaut health checks said that in two cases, astronauts were still allowed to fly after supervisors Flying and other astronauts warned, drunk people raised concerns about safety.

NASA says damage can be fixed (Photo: BBC)

The independent committee found "excessive use of alcohol" before flying even though drinking was within the 12-hour standard.

A NASA official confirmed the report with the details but said they all took the information from the interview anonymously and had no proof. The official offered anonymity because NASA recently discussed health issues.

The Airline Newspaper does not specify when these allegations occurred and did not state whether it was related to astronauts or other crew members.

In a press conference discussing the shuttle launch on August 7, NASA's space commander was asked to repeat the drunken astronaut's report.

The manager Bill Gerstenmaier will only say he has never seen an astronaut drunk before a flight or disciplined for related actions. However, Mr. Gerstenmaier gave other news. The official revealed, an employee who made NASA's subcontractor cut the wire of the computer intended to be loaded onto the space shuttle Endeavor.

The subcontractor contacted NASA about 10 days ago when they learned another computer was intentionally damaged, Gerstenmaier said. If the contractor fails to detect the problem, NASA will also find this error when testing the computer before launching the ship.

The official refused to conjecture about the vandals' motives and did not say when. However, the problem does not arise in Florida and is not related to an ongoing strike at the Kennedy Space Center.

NASA hopes to fix the computer so it can ship it for launch next month.

Hoai Linh