Soyuz, T-38 involved in alcohol incidents; shuttle didn't fly

The medical panel set up to review U.S. astronaut health monitoring found that one astronaut was deemed too drunk to fly after reporting for a shuttle launch that was subsequently scrubbed for mechanical reasons, but still was allowed to board a T-38 trainer jet for the return to Houston. A second...

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