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Cocaine Found At Kennedy Space Center

Posted by timothy on from the wrong-way-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "For the second time in the last two years, a stash of cocaine has been found at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. 4.2 grams of the a powdery white substance were discovered on March 7, and field tests by law enforcement officials confirmed that it was indeed cocaine. A spokesperson was unable to provide additional details about where the substance was found, or how many employees and contractors are now being drug tested. An investigation into a similar discovery in January 2010 yields no results after all 200 NASA employees and contractors who had access to the area in which the cocaine was found tested negative for the drug."

6 of 276 comments (clear)

  1. Zero hour, 9 AM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And I'm gonna be hiiiiiiiiighhh, as a kite by then.

  2. TSA involvement by Binky_the_Zakalwe · · Score: 5, Funny

    This shows a clear need for TSA screenings of all astronauts prior boarding.

    1. Re:TSA involvement by tgrigsby · · Score: 5, Funny

      This shows a clear need for TSA screenings of all astronauts prior boarding.

      "I have to take off my boots, too? OH COME ON, ARE YOU SERIOUS?!"

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  3. 4.2 grams? by Weaselmancer · · Score: 5, Funny

    The actual amount was probably about 2 pounds. You know how bad NASA is at imperial to metric conversion.

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    rediculous.
  4. Occam's razor by dFaust · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why is the assumption that the employees are themselves using cocaine? CLEARLY they're taking the coke to space. To sell to aliens. Sheesh.

  5. Is this really news? by hawguy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Thousands of people work at Kenned Space Center - wouldn't it be more surprising if no drugs were ever found there?