Houston, We Have A Nutjob
Helpful hint to would-be space-murderers: Wait until she lets you into the goddamned car before pepper-spraying her. I mean, that's just jilted lover killing 101.
If this isn't just the best news EVAH! for gamers, I don't know what is. From CNN:
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) — Astronaut Lisa Nowak Tuesday was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for an attempted murder charge involving a romantic rival.
and…
Inside the car, police found an a half dozen latex gloves, MapQuest directions from Houston to Orlando International Airport, e-mails from Shipman to Oefelein, diapers Nowak said she wore to reduce stops along the highway and a letter indicating how much she loved Oefelein.
Next time your spouse/so/mom gives you shit for sitting in one spot for hours on end, wearing a diaper so you can stay at the controls, just so you can kill one goddamned mob 16-something hours hours later, well you just tell them you're training to be an astronaut.
And just in case you think our space program isn't in enough trouble already:
Lindsey — who was the commander of Nowak's shuttle flight last year — assured the judge that Nowak, who is on active duty, would not have contact with Shipman or have any need to travel to Patrick Air Force Base, where Shipman works, or nearby Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Atlantic Coast.
He also said the GPS device would not interfere with her work at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
That's right, she gets to go back to work. Because, you know, you really want the BB-gun killer working around a spacecraft that has something like 60 bazillion moving parts.
February 6th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
I hadn’t heard that she was allowed back to work. That’s really scary. But, with how expensive it is to develop an astronaut, I can see NASA wanting to try to get things “back to normal”. Hopefully they’ll be smart enough not to put her in any enclosed spaces with other people, or near any sharp objects.
February 7th, 2007 at 9:56 am
How bout they strap that GPS around her eyes so she can’t see anything. Prolly be safer for those “other” women. Since they all want the handsome man too!! Get um, slash um, eat um.
It puts the lotion on it’s skin….or it gets the hose again.
February 8th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
I have to admit the “married woman drives across several states to kill her lovers lover” was a bit far out but I could sorta see it. The diapers thing really creeped me out. That woman should definitely not be back at work. Honestly you pull a stunt like that and all the pain it brings to your husband and children, I don’t think we need someone like that in the astronaut program. It’s not like she’s a professional sports star. Astronauts actually ARE supposed to be positive role models for Americas children. It’s in their contracts. We can definitely do better.
Ohh yea and her lover guy can go to. If you’re gonna be fooling around with married women you fail the character test as well.
Note: It’s entirely possible my understanding of the relationships involved is off. I’m pretty sure the news said she was having an affair with the guy who is also an astronaut.
February 8th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
I was impressed that she managed to stay so angry after a 19 hour drive.
The diapers were a nice touch. Astronaut thinking, right there.
February 8th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Obviously you guys know nothing about astrophysics. What happened is that she got up to the woman’s car and realized that she was being a complete whacko. So, thinking like an astronaut, she wanted to get herself as far away from the other woman as possible. She was simply using the pepper spray as a propellant. It’s times like these when you can be too educated.
Mox