Wednesday, August 29, 2007

NASA to begin drug testing astronauts

Refer to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20495534/ for the full story. As usual, my creepy little brain is finding humor in something like this. Hmmm....who else gets drug tested for their job?

Truck drivers...drive big trucks I can see the sense in that

Athletes...okay, still makes sense...keeps the competition honest

Production Assembly workers....big machines, makes sense

Politicians....some of them need large quantities of drugs, on the other hand, they make decisions while representing me....ok, makes sense

Astronauts...drive big giant rockets that cost our country gazillions of dollars. Can astronauts get DUIIS (Driving under the influence in Space)? If so, what happens? Are their licenses revoked for 12 months? Do they have to perform community service?

"During a Washington news conference focusing on O’Connor’s report, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said that the agency was legally required to conduct drug and alcohol testing — and that he recently discovered no testing policy had yet been drawn up. He promised that drug and alcohol testing would be implemented."

I have one question. Why do some organizations drug test employees that will only be handling a glass full of soda, AND NASA HAS NEVER DRUG TESTED ASTRONAUTS?

2 comments:

Sgt said...

I always figured you'd have to be on some heavy drugs to strap yourself to a massive canister of fuel and have someone ignite it.

Ima Wurdibitsch said...

Unreal.

Oh, and SGT? These people are willing to drink their own pee, right?
Seems like the pee drinking is pretty minor considering your point.