Astronaut Wears Diaper, Packs BB Gun On Trip From Houston To Orlando To Kidnap Woman

[matcom]

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ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- A NASA astronaut was arrested Monday on battery and attempted kidnapping charges after allegedly trying to subdue a romantic rival with pepper spray and abduct her from a parking lot at Orlando International Airport, police said.

Navy Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak, who was a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery in July, and Colleen Shipman were both reported to be "in a relationship" with astronaut Bill Oefelein, a Navy commander, according to a police report of the incident.

Nowak, 43, has been charged with battery, attempted kidnapping, attempted burglary to a vehicle and destruction of evidence. Police have recommended Nowak be held without bond.

According to the report, she told police that her relationship with Oefelein was "more than a working relationship but less than a romantic relationship."

Nowak drove from Houston, Texas, to Orlando to meet Shipman, who was flying the same route, to talk with the woman about her alleged relationship with Oefelein, the report said.

Shipman is an engineer assigned to the 45th Launch Support Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, near the Kennedy Space Center.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/05/space.love/index.html

[MichiganVote]

1. Whackjob...I'm sure of it

[underpants]

2. Oh you know they are doing it up there

You just know it!!

[sniffa]

5. "wanna join the miLLion miLe high cLub"?

but, what's with the diaper?

[bicentennial_baby]

8. ...

:spray:

[madinmaryland]

14. She drove 900 miles and did not want to have to make any

pit stops!!1!!

:rofl:

[AllegroRondo]

6. what happens in orbit, stays in orbit.

[Patiod]

11. LMFAO!!!!!!

:spray:

[Orsino]

3. "It is very cold...in spaaaaace..."

[Deja Q]

4. This news will skyrocket nationwide and beyond. & as the announcer once said, "Pigs in spaaaaace..."

:yoiks:

[underpants]

7. This thread is useless without PICS

Police booking mugshot of NASA Astronaut Lisa Nowak who was charged with attempted kidnapping, battery, attempted vehicle burglary with battery and destruction of evidence according to the Orlando, Florida police

[matcom]

9. YES!!

EXCELLENT!!

[Bassic]

10. That almost look like a

Before Meth / After Meth pic, but without the facial lesions.

[AwakeAtLast]

12. And I am somehow reminded of Heidi Fleiss

:shrug:

[Bassic]

13. I am not familiar with Heidi Fleiss,

please enlighten me.

[AwakeAtLast]

17. She was a Hollywood Madame a few years ago or so

Supposedly her little black book was a who's who in Hollywood.

[Bassic]

19. Oh I see.

Thanks for that.

[Haole Girl]

15. I find this very sad. The program is extremely stressful and

..competitive. It might have triggered something in her which would have otherwise remained dormant...just a complete guess on my part; and I am certainly not a mental health expert.

Also, there are adults who live completely normal and successful lives, and then develop schizophrenia in the prime of their lives-- out of nowhere. I try not to mock mental illness, or make light of these kinds of situations.

I'm glad nobody got hurt.

[AwakeAtLast]

18. Just saw on a news program

Maybe "Today?" Don't have a link or anything.

Two of her close friends died on the "Challenger".

[Haole Girl]

20. Yeah, my father works w/the program

But, he is the kind who will not release anything he's not supposed to. I have learned, though, through meeting some of the astronauts personally (and reading about the extremely intense training they go through...including psychological tests) just how much pressure they are all under. It's nothing the normal person could ever handle...and, sometimes, I wonder if they are pushed too far.

[Hugin]

16. Must've been flying American...

"Shipman told police that she arrived at the airport at about 1 a.m. but had to wait two hours for her luggage to arrive."

Now, if it had been Shipman wearing the diapers, I'd understand completely.

:rofl:

[xchrom]

21. ...

:wow: