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

[baldguy]

A NASA astronaut is charged with attacking her rival for another astronaut's attention early Monday at Orlando International Airport, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.

Lisa Marie Nowak drove from Texas to meet the 1 a.m. flight of a younger woman who had also been seeing the male astronaut Nowak pined for, according to Orlando police.

Nowak -- who was a mission specialist on a Discovery launch last summer -- was wearing a trench coat and wig and had a knife, BB pistol, rubber tubing and plastic bags, reports show. Once U.S. Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman arrived, Nowak followed her to the airport's Blue Lot for long-term parking, tried to get into Shipman's car and doused her with pepper spray, according to reports.

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[Maddy McCall]

1. That's crazy.

She's got the coolest job in the world, and threw it away over jealousy and, well, insanity.

What is wrong with people? Is it in the water?

[ornotna]

2. Married and a mother of three children

Some of those family values shining through.

[Pierre.Suave]

3. Just by looking at her

I can see she is crazy.

[leftofthedial]

4. Texas AND Florida

in the same story

about a bugnuts moron

[Xipe Totec]

5. That's just effing weird

How did she pass the psych test to get onboard the shuttle?

That's what I want to know... :grr:

[edbermac]

6. That guy must have a pretty big booster.

If you know what I mean...;)