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Drinking before flight at NASA?

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xj220

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I thought they weren't allowed out days before launch? How did they get alcohol? Also, I thought the 12 hr rule was universal.
 
A4sForever

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xj220 said:
... How did they get alcohol? Also, I thought the 12 hr rule was universal.
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*Sigh* :) ... how did they get alcohol??? .... from the mouths of babes :) ... and check your FAR's for 8 hour bottle-to-throttle rules. Or is it within 50 feet of the aircraft ... ??? I never could remember ....
 
xj220

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I'm sorry, I guess I'm so naive yet. I'd like to think NASA holds things to a higher standard than everyone else. I knew it was 8 hrs, but I've always been told that 12 is the preferred. Oh well.
 
xmid

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If you read the article it says alcohol was allowed to flow freely in "crew quarters" where the crew is quarantined for 3 days before the flight.
 
montellv

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I thought it was "No smoking 12 hours before brief...No drinking within 50' of the aircraft." That's the rule I use.
 
cosmania

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Look, relative to the safety culture in NASA, I'd probably be drinking too. I mean, who wants to be conscious when your aircraft goes all to pieces sans ejection seat?
 
HeyJoe

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A4sForever said:
*Sigh* :) ... how did they get alcohol??? .... from the mouths of babes :) ... and check your FAR's for 8 hour bottle-to-throttle rules. Or is it within 50 feet of the aircraft ... ??? I never could remember ....
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My favorite quote was from grizzled A-5 driver: no drinking within sight of the aircraft to which he added..as long as aircraft doesn't see me, I'm good to go

Obviously, that doesn't fly anymore (no pun intended)
 
Flathatter13

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A4sForever said:
*Sigh* :) ... how did they get alcohol??? .... from the mouths of babes :) ... and check your FAR's for 8 hour bottle-to-throttle rules. Or is it within 50 feet of the aircraft ... ??? I never could remember ....
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Gotta be the first one because we used to carry it by the case in our a/c whenever we could get away with it.

As to how they got it, I thought that it was a requirement now to let them strap people in that thing. I know it would be for me, but then I typically don't let people play with my life for sport.
 
xmid

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Flathatter13 said:
As to how they got it, I thought that it was a requirement now to let them strap people in that thing. I know it would be for me, but then I typically don't let people play with my life for sport.
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Respectfully... Uh... What?...
 
bunk22

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Yeah, theres never any alcohol around aviators, never ;) Especially on ship, never, ever :D Thus, there wouldn't be any around for a NASA astronaut to drink either :)
 
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