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July 27th, 2007

2 Killed, 4 Injured In Explosion At Mojave Airport

(AP) MOJAVE, Calif. An explosion on Thursday killed two workers and critically injured four others at a Mojave Desert airport site used by the pioneering aerospace company that sent the first private manned rocket into space, authorities said.

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_207193129.html

July 27th, 2007

Panel: Astronauts Lit at Launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) – Astronauts flew drunk on at least two occasions despite warnings from doctors and colleagues that they posed a flight safety risk, according to a report commissioned by NASA.  

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/07/27/nasa.woes/

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