Astronaut charged with kidnap attempt

[ck4829]

An astronaut drove 900 miles and donned a disguise to confront a woman she believed was her rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot, police said. She was arrested Monday and charged with attempted kidnapping and other counts.

U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, 43, who flew last July on a shuttle mission to the international space station, was also charged with attempted vehicle burglary with battery, destruction of evidence and battery. She was denied bail and is scheduled to make a court appearance Tuesday.

Police said Nowak drove from her home in Houston to the Orlando International Airport to confront Colleen Shipman.

Nowak believed Shipman was romantically involved with Navy Cmdr. William Oefelein, a pilot during space shuttle Discovery's trip to the space station last December, police said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_re_us/astronaut_arrested

This is a first. No astronaut before her has ever been charged for a felony crime.

[dogday]

1. Houston, we have a problem

This has been all over the Houston news....

[Captain Hilts]

2. Not as good as MissUSA getting drunk, doing coke and swapping spit with MissTeenUSA, but...

still pretty good.

[Virginia Dare]

3. Well, this is a very good example as to why women...

never should have been allowed in the astronaut program to being with..:sarcasm:

[Ian David]

4. You can't trust anyone who eats their food from a tube. Damn moon cheese babies.

[peekaloo]

5. Note to self: Buy diapers for those long car trips.

Space cooties, I believe, will be her defense.

[Captain Hilts]

6. Steph Miller show joked that exploding birdseed was found in her car. nt