NASA to develop code of conduct

The drinking allegations were made public on Thursday, in a report by the magazine Aviation Week 038; Space Technology about the findings of an independent panel. On Friday, the panel released some details.

In one incident, an astronaut was said to have been impaired by alcohol before a planned shuttle liftoff that was delayed by mechanical problems. Another report said that an astronaut flying to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft get drunk before the trip. No names or dates were given for either incident.