"We're always interested in any factor that could
affect crew performance and we would follow up on anything that we
thought would affect performance. ... Astronauts are very
professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare
for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives."
Source: Ellen Ochoa, deputy director for NASA's
Johnson Space Center in Houston. On Wednesday, the space agency
said a report released last year -- at NASA's request -- that
accused astronauts of flying into orbit while intoxicated, had no
merit whatsoever.