Flying high, NASA style! One of the space agency's employees seems to have been inspired by the space shuttle's soaring trajectory. A baggie containing a small amount of white powder residue, later found to be cocaine, was found at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Way to go, NASA-employee-doing-coke-on-premises. You have forever altered our image of clean-cut astronauts standing around in space suits, chatting with diligent rocket scientists. But NASA is not so amused. According to CNN, Bob Cabana, the director of Kennedy Space Center, issued a terse statement that read in part:
"This is a rare and isolated incident, and I'm disappointed that it happened, but it should not detract from the outstanding work that is being done by a dedicated team on a daily basis."
About 200 employees and contractors have access to the restricted hangar where the drug was found, and they're now being being ...
