Medical space research officials in Russia have given the green light for cosmonauts to unwind with a drink at the International Space Station. "Folks are flying in orbit for half a year or so," a Russian space official said. "They do tons of work. Especially exhausting are space walks where they can lose several kilos in several hours. That's why many of us think that it won't be that bad to have a little drink to replenish one's strength." However, the space officials cautioned that weightlessness multiplies the effect of alcohol. Also, because it is bottled under pressure, Champagne in space could turn bottles into small missiles if opened in the gravity-free atmosphere of the space station. U.S. astronauts will remain alcohol-free, the Sunday Telegraph reported. "There are no plans to change the non-alcohol rule on board the International Space Station," a U.S. space official said. © Copyright 2006 by United Press International

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