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Astronaut charged with kidnap attempt

Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:05 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_ ... t_arrested

"Nowak raced from Houston to Orlando wearing diapers so she wouldn't have to stop to urinate, authorities said." :shock:

Astronaut charged with kidnap attempt
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer
17 minutes ago



ORLANDO, Fla. - 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.

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.

Nowak told police that her relationship with Oefelein was "more than a working relationship but less than a romantic relationship," according to an arrest affidavit. Police officers recovered a love letter to Oefelein in her car.

NASA spokesman James Hartsfield in Houston said that, as of Monday, Nowak's status with the astronaut corps remained unchanged.

"What will happen beyond that, I will not speculate," he said.

Hartsfield said he couldn't recall the last time an astronaut was arrested and said there were no rules against fraternizing among astronauts.

When she found out that Shipman was flying to Orlando from Houston, Nowak decided to confront her, according to the arrest affidavit. Nowak raced from Houston to Orlando wearing diapers so she wouldn't have to stop to urinate, authorities said.

Astronauts wear diapers during launch and re-entry.

Dressed in a wig and a trench coat, Nowak boarded an airport bus that Shipman took to her car in an airport parking lot. Shipman told police she noticed someone following her, hurried inside the car and locked the doors, according to the arrest affidavit.

Nowak rapped on the window, tried to open the car door and asked for a ride. Shipman refused but rolled down the car window a few inches when Nowak started crying. Nowak then sprayed a chemical into Shipman's car, the affidavit said.

Shipman drove to the parking lot booth, and the police were called.

During a check of the parking lot, an officer followed Nowak and watched her throw away a bag containing the wig and BB gun. They also found a steel mallet, a 4-inch folding knife, rubber tubing, $600 and garbage bags inside a bag Nowak was carrying when she was arrested, authorities said.

Inside Nowak's vehicle, which was parked at a nearby motel, authorities uncovered a pepper spray package, an unused BB-gun cartridge, latex gloves and e-mails between Shipman and Oefelein. They also found a letter "that indicated how much Mrs. Nowak loved Mr. Oefelein," an opened package for a buck knife, Shipman's home address and hand written directions to the address, the arrest affidavit said.

Police said Nowak told them that she only wanted to scare Shipman into talking to her about her relationship with Oefelein and didn't want to harm her physically.

"If you were just going to talk to someone, I don't know that you would need a wig, a trench coat, an air cartridge BB gun and pepper spray," said Sgt. Barbara Jones, a spokeswoman for the Orlando Police Department. "It's just really a very sad case. ... Now she ends up finding herself on the other side of the law with some very serious charges."

If convicted of attempted kidnapping, Nowak could face a maximum of life in prison.

It was not immediately known whether Nowak had an attorney.

Oefelein and Shipman did not immediately return phone messages Monday night.

According to NASA's official biography, Nowak is married with three children. During her 13-day mission in July she operated the robotic arm during three spacewalks.

Oefelein is unmarried. He piloted the space shuttle Discovery in December. He has two children, according to a NASA biography.

Nowak and Oefelein were both first-time fliers during their shuttle missions last year. They trained together but never flew together.

Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:21 am

"Horny is as horny do?" : )


Saludos,


Tulio

Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:49 am

Yikes! She'll never fly in the shuttle again. :roll:

Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:15 am

Methinks she took a few too many cosmic rays when she was up there...

Just goes to show that being intelligent don't make you smart!

SN

Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:25 am

sounds as if she had her oxygen mix to low, & had 1 to many brain cells killed. frightening that somebody that mentally unstable was working on the space station & flying in our multi billion dollar shuttle hardware!!

Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:21 am

All's fair in love and war! :roll:

I have to agree with Tom...it's scary that someone this psycho was able to fly on the space shuttle. I wonder if the officer that strip searched her before booking her into jail, found a pay-load in her diaper? :lol:

John

Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:59 am

It is too bad that Nowak and Oefelein did not fly their shuttle mission together. They might have been able to claim the first space "docking", shall we say. It is still an open question whether that has ever occurred.

August

Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:12 am

:lol: very witty!!! but i think the woman could be labeled as space junk with what's going on in her brain. if he was desperate her lover probably resorted to the shuttle's robotic arm!!

Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:41 pm

What do all these items add up to??? Lets review

Those items included:

-a canaster of Pepper Spray

-a wig

- a carbon dioxide-powered BB pistol

-a tan trench coat

-a new steel mallet,

-a new folding knife with a 4-inch blade,

-3 to 4 feet of rubber tubing,

-large plastic garbage bags

-$600 in cash,

-a half-dozen latex gloves,

-MapQuest directions from Houston to Orlando International Airport

-e-mails from Shipman to Oefelein,

-diapers that Nowak said she used to eliminate stops along the highway,

-a letter indicating how much she loved Oefelein

-directions to Shipman's home address in Florida

ONE NUTTY BAG OF SPACE ASS

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Shay
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Semper Fortis

Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:42 pm

"not a working relationship, and not a romantic relationship" sez the media, quoting someone at NASA . . . hmmmm, methinks this is bureaucratese for "he was just ..." [and she thought love was in the air?]

Love is . . . [add your witty entry here] : )


To wear a diaper for the one you love.


Saludos,


Tulio

Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:45 pm

Shay wrote:ONE NUTTY BAG OF SPACE ASS

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:lol: Good one Shay! :lol: :finga:

I also agree with Tulio...I'm sure NASA is trying the hardest to play down this "love triangle" in their ranks. A psycho b*tch doesn't try killing her rival unless she's been having some kind of relationship. When this nut-bag found out her lover was spending more time in someone else's "cockpit" she probably blew an "o-ring" :lol: . Enough of the puns...I'll shut-up now! :lol:

John

Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:45 pm

Just heard on CNN that she was due to be released on bail when the Orlando D.A. slapped her with attempted 1st degree murder charges...ummm I think she might be staying in the slammer a bit longer. :roll:

They also said she is married, has 3 kids, and is a Captain in the Navy! Her career and probably her marriage is over...but that's the least of her worries. This whole story sounds like the plot line to one of those lame soap operas or something. :?

I just love the comment made by somebody on another military forum:

"Ok, she is a Navy Capt. Married with three kids engaged in an affair. Now lets see if she gets any Article 15 or does that only go for male military members? Of course Lifetime will make a TV movie and the guy will be the evil person" :roll:

This guy probably isn't too far off the mark. If it were an enlisted person they would be doing prison time and kicked out with a bad conduct discharge. Since she's an officer (and female) she'll probably just get a letter of reprimand in her file and barred from any kind of further promotions. The officer core looks out for their own! :x

John

Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:51 pm

Rank-Has -it's-Privileges

Then again....so do Vaginas

I've seen so many times in the Navy where women got off easier than guys for the same offenses

Referring to Rank

We had a Command wide sweep for Urinanalysis. 2 people popped. One was a E-2 and the other was a E-9 both in my department. One with 2 years in and the other with 26 years in the Navy. The E-2 was reduced in rank, put on restriction and made to do all the shittyest work the Master-At-Arms could find for him to do until he was separated with a Dishonorable Discharge. The Master Chief was put on leave, reduce to Cheif and force retired with all of his benefits. So the point is....everything works differently.

Nowaks problem is that she'll get hammered twice. Once by the Civilian courts and then under the UCMJ at Admiral's Mast. This situation is too High Visability to just sweep under the carpet.

I'm just curious what the piece of rubber hose was for :shock:

Shay
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Semper Fortis
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Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:53 pm

They might have been able to claim the first space "docking", shall we say. It is still an open question whether that has ever occurred


I have always wondered.... :oops:

Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:51 pm

Bail was just set to $25,000.
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