Our Lady of Perpetual Inebriation

"No other human being, no woman, no poem or music, book or painting can replace alcohol in its power to give man the illusion of real creation."

Well. I have to give the russkies credit- they still have some old world values.

A ban on alcohol aboard the International Space Station (ISS) could be lifted in 2006 to allow crews nips of liquor after grueling work assignments, Russia'’s Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.

At least some of the rich traditions of the Russian people weren't ruined by the revolution.

However, while Russian space controllers may favor allowing modest rations of cognac, the preferred drink of orbiting cosmonauts, the US space agency Nasa has previously insisted that missions must be teetotal.

Hm. I never thought I'd hope Uncle Sam would follow the lead of Moscow. Well met, comrades.