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NASA downplayed doctors' warnings, report says
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After drinking heavily, an astronaut flew
on a Russian spacecraft and another was cleared for flight on a space
shuttle, said the chairman of an independent panel of outside experts
Friday, citing unverified interviews.
The panel's report on astronaut health, released Friday, said NASA
officials failed to listen to flight surgeons and other astronauts
who warned of safety risks because some astronauts had too much to
drink.
The news rocked the space agency...
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