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NASA orders safety review of SpaceX and Boeing, reportedly due to Elon Musk marijuana video

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk's infamous pot toke on a comedian's webcast reportedly was no joke to NASA, which will launch a safety review next year of SpaceX and Boeing Co.'s efforts to build capsules to take NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.

Citing officials familiar with the matter, the Washington Post reported Tuesday that the review was prompted by Musk being seen in September smoking marijuana and sipping whiskey on the webcast, livestreamed on YouTube.

NASA described the safety review as a "cultural assessment study" that would be conducted in coordination

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