Astronaut gone Wild
 

Was not sure where to put this; here or in cheating thread:
Astronaut tried to kidnap love rival: police
Mon Feb 5, 2007 9:48 PM ET

By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Disguised in a dark wig, glasses and a trench coat, U.S. space shuttle astronaut Lisa Nowak waited in hiding for a woman she considered a rival for another astronaut's affections and tried to kidnap her, police in Orlando said on Monday.
Nowak, 43, was arrested on charges including battery and attempted kidnapping, according to an Orlando police affidavit.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...TS.xml&src=rss

More links:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...8N3V1VG0.shtml

Space shuttle astronaut arrested at OIA on attempted kidnapping, battery charges

Henry Pierson Curtis
Sentinel Staff Writer

February 5, 2007, 11:05 PM EST

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...news-headlines

LOL I just read that! It's crazy!!! She even wore diapers so she wouldn't have to pull over to use the restroom!

Oh my stars!

Literally!

This person has been sniffing too much pure oxygen or something.

Or has been weightless too often.

Go figure.

The funniest story in a minute.

http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/C...all.vsmall.jpg

The mugshot is priceless.

LOL at the title of the thread, first of all...and than another LOL at the mugshot.

I guess the aeronautical field was feeling left out when it came to their representatives doing crazy stuff. This is the last area in which I would expect someone to go and do something like this. LOL!!

On the other hand, I just read she will be charged with attempted murder.

That's not too funny.

Anyone seen BA lately?

Astronaut charged in kidnap-murder plot
Tue Feb 6, 2007 7:17 PM ET


By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles wearing diapers to confront the woman.
U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, who has three children and recently separated from her husband, was released from jail in Florida after posting bail. She was put on 30-day suspension by NASA and removed from all shuttle mission-related activities.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...TS.xml&src=rss

Astronaut granted bond on attempted murder charge




Story Highlights

• NEW: NASA puts Nowak on 30-day leave and removes her from flight status
• NEW: Judge sets a $10,000 bond on that charge; $15,500 bond posted earlier
• Colleen Shipman seeks restraining order, alleges Nowak has stalked her
• Women were involved with astronaut Bill Oefelein, according to police report

ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Astronaut Lisa Nowak Tuesday was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for an attempted murder charge involving a romantic rival.
Nowak, 43, had earlier posted a $15,500 bond on charges of attempted kidnapping, battery and attempted burglary of a car with battery. But, her release was halted as Orlando Police brought the attempted murder charge.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/06/ast...ted/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/06/now...ile/index.html

NASA Astronaut Lisa Nowak Charged With Attempted Murder in Bizarre Love Triangle

Tuesday , February 06, 2007
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ORLANDO, Fla. —
A NASA astronaut accused of trying to kidnap a romantic rival for a space shuttle pilot's affections was charged with attempted first-degree murder Tuesday as her lawyer sparred with prosecutors to effort her release.

Lisa Marie Nowak was ordered released on $10,000 bail and told to wear an ankle tracking device. That is in addition to the $15,500 bail that was ordered for Nowak earlier in the day for the attemped kidnapping charges
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250415,00.html

She should've gotten the Stadium Pal and she looks like Peyton Manning.

Based on the facts as I understand them, and they are from the news, thus not too reliable from a legal standpoint, but I am not getting where they got the attempted murder charge from. Its a very high standard and from what I am hearing and reading, I don't know that what she did rose to that level. But, I'm sure the prosecutors have their reasons for charging her with that. We'll see what happens.

so she wears a diaper so she doesnt have to stop - but yet....what car drives 900 miles without a fill-up?

one of the late night talk show hosts pointed this out last night. I heard about it this morning, so I'm not sure which one it was.

Apparently astronauts wear some sort of adult diaper in space. How you can un-toilet train yourself is beyond me...it seems so ingrained.

I too want the car that goes 900 miles between gas stops.

What about a hybrid car? What's the max on a fill up?


On maybe the point of not stopping was not being recognized later? She was thinking she could pay at pump at stations next to highways and never be Id-ed maybe?

She's pretty clearly crazy, so I don't mean to assume there was anything rational about it.

I want to know what makes Oefelein such a prize to these women....Is he worth it?

I feel sorry for Nowak's husband and kids. Could you imagine the embarrassment?

Did not take that long for the Op-Ed cartoons to get a hold of this.
I do prefer their title to mine:
"ANGRY LOVESICK DIAPER ASTRONAUT"
http://cagle.com/news/CrazyDiaperAstronaut/main.asp

I would love to hear how Oefelein found out about this. Can you imagine waking up and seeing on CNN that some woman had gone crazy over you?

On another note, I feel for her estranged husband and kids - especially the teenaged son. I can't imagine the crap he will have to deal with over this.

What in the world?

I knew it. They are dropping the attempted murder charges against her. I heard it this morning on CNN.

Yahoo! even ran a story about how many "astronaut diaper" searches they had.

Wouldn't you just love to be in a position to get to monitor search requests? Bet you'd have a ball at work!

Last update in story:
Steamy e-mails from astronaut case released
Tue Mar 6, 2007 5:39 PM ET



By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Astronaut Lisa Nowak carried copies of steamy e-mails that her NASA lover had written to his new girlfriend the night she raced cross-country in a diaper to confront her rival, according to documents released on Tuesday.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...UT.xml&src=rss

NASA fires astronaut Lisa Nowak
Nowak arrested last month after driving 900 miles to confront rival
MSNBC staff and news service reports
Updated: 4:53 p.m. ET March 7, 2007

Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired by NASA on Wednesday, a month after she was arrested for attempted kidnapping in Florida, the space agency said.
Nowak, 43, was arrested Feb. 5 after police said she drove 900 miles from Houston to Orlando wearing an adult diaper in order to avoid stops so that she could confront a romantic rival.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17502655/

Yeah I saw that in the New York Times today... apparently she was only on loan from the Navy and she wasn't even technically working for NASA... I don't really understand that, but ok.

When a military officer/warrant officer/NCO is selected as an astronaut, they're assigned NASA as a special duty or 'detail'. When they leave or are removed (as CAPT Nowak was) from NASA, they return to their parent military service.

Methinks CAPT Nowak, USN is going to be given RILO (Resign In Lieu Of [a court-martial], in her case, 'Retire' since she already has over 20 years in), then hand her over to face silly-vilian justice.

I know one of the people who will be working on her case--and he loves to screw people over as much as he can. We'll see what happens.