Would He Pose a (Space) Flight Risk?

Fellow named Thomas P. Jasin did an 18-month stretch in federal prison. He got convicted for trying to sell anti-tank missiles to South Africa against an international arms embargo. But a couple of years back, a judge tossed out his conviction on a technicality. Now, the guy "un-convicted" of selling rockets has become a rocket scientist on your payroll. He's heading up NASA's Robotic Lunar Exploration Program.

You'd think that checking a person's criminal record wouldn't be rocket science. But it appears NASA never checked him out with federal prosecutors. He was hired without those prosecutors dismissing his indictment. (WashPost)