Astronaut ArrestedCharged With Attempted Kidnapping After Confronting Woman She Believed To Be Rival For Affections Of Pilot (CBS News)
An astronaut drove 900 miles and donned a wig and trench coat 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.Do you think Ballard might have scripted this?
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.
Police said Nowak drove from her home in Houston to the Orlando International Airport — wearing diapers so she would not have to stop to urinate — to confront Colleen Shipman. (More...)
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wearing diapers so she would not have to stop to urinate
Wow. I'm sure we can credit that feat of endurance in isolation to her astronaut training.
I'm not sure it's the kind of thing N.A.S.A. had in mind, but the ability to adapt one's training to unforseeable emerging circumstances is a crucial skill for an astronaut to have.
That said, I think we've found our Mars mission commander.
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