One question: what "qualities" did Oefelein see in Nowak? Obviously, he must have been diddling her to get the type of response from Nowak which the article outlined. I assume that Nowak's husband will have something to say to Oefelein.
George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry Keith. I missed this. > > Tracey > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > From the Shameless Gossip category. This is the wildest story I've > > heard all month! This lady is a career military person, has become the > > best-of-the-best as an astronaut, flew on the Space Shuttle--and is a > > complete loon! Married with children, Nowak nonetheless drove *900 > > miles* to confront a lady who she thought was having an affair with a > > male astronaut Nowak loved. And check it: Nowak wore *diapers* so she > > didn't have to stop for restroom breaks! She says she "just wanted to > > talk"? Uh-huh: you need a mallet, knife, rubber tubing, pepper spray, > > and garbage bags to to have a conversation? And like something from a > > bad movie or novel, she started crying before attacking Shipman. > > > > Years ago I saw a crappy TV movie called something like "Murder on > > Space Station 12". It was a soap-opera type affair about an astronaut > > who murders another in space. Man, if things had proceeded, that might > > have happened. Can you imagine if Nowak had been in space with Mr. > > Oefelein and decided he'd "betrayed" her? She might have jacked him up > > with that robotic arm, or grabbed the controls on re-entry, screaming > > "If I can't have you, nobody can!" Now what? NASA gonna have to screen > > flight crews to make sure they don't have hidden personal issues? > > > > I guess even rocket scientists can lose their minds... > > > > ************************************************** > > > > Astronaut Charged With Kidnap Attempt > > 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 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. > > 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. > > ___ > > Associated Press writers Kelli Kennedy and Jessica Gresko in Miami > > contributed to this report. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >
