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A former astronaut who drove 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando to mount a bizarre attack on a romantic rival pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges and was sentenced to a year on probation.
A Florida attorney says a couple who were rocketed into the public eye because of ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak are getting married.
Newly released NASA e-mails hint at something more than a professional relationship between former astronaut Lisa Nowak and a space shuttle pilot.
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak is pursuing a temporary insanity defense on charges that she assaulted and tried to kidnap a romantic rival, according to a court document released Tuesday.
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak is pursuing an insanity defense on charges that she assaulted and tried to kidnap a romantic rival, according to a document released Tuesday.
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak didn't wear diapers during her 950-mile road trip to confront a romantic rival, her lawyer said Friday, disputing one of the more bizarre details to emerge from the NASA love triangle.
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak waited nearly an hour at the airport for the romantic rival she is accused of attacking, donning a trenchcoat as the woman looked for her bags, a video released Friday shows.
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak's attorneys formally entered a not guilty plea Thursday to charges that she tried to kidnap a rival for a space shuttle pilot's affections.
Lisa Nowak was in the astronaut corps for a decade before she took her first and only space shuttle flight last summer during Discovery's 13-day trip to the international space station.
The space shuttle pilot at the center of a bizarre love triangle that now has astronaut Lisa Nowak facing attempted kidnapping charges told detectives Nowak "seemed a little disappointed" but accepting when he told her he was dating another woman, court records released Tuesday show.
Anyone who's read Tom Wolfe's "The Right Stuff" or seen the movie based on it knows about the mental and emotional stresses astronauts face as they train for space travel. But those trying to explain the apparent breakdown of Lisa Nowak say the pressure can be even higher for female astronauts, who not only face the same work stresses as their male counterparts but often face high expectations at home.
Anyone who's read Tom Wolfe's "The Right Stuff" or seen the movie based on it knows about the mental and emotional stresses astronauts face as they train for space travel.
Lisa Nowak printed out the maps she used to drive to Florida two weeks ago, according to printouts found in her car (Image: NASA)
Until a few months ago, Lisa Nowak's life seemed to be on a perfect trajectory.
A NASA astronaut charged with attempting to kidnap a romantic rival in a love triangle with another astronaut was ordered released on bail Tuesday on the condition that she not contact the alleged victim.
Astronaut Nowak Kidnapping Charge Could Be Thrown OutORLANDO, Fla. -- Sworn statements filed this week from two paramedics contradict Colleen Shipman's statement to police that former astronaut Lisa Nowak sprayed her in the face with pepper spray during a 2007 confrontation.
Love-triangle astronaut to wed: fellow astronaut and ex-girlfriend had attacked his fiancee in Feb 07The couple thrust into the spotlight by former astronaut Lisa Nowak plan to marry next year. Colleen Shipman and Billy Oefelein announced their engagement this week in their hometown newspapers -- the Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News and Beaver County (Pa.) Times.
25 worst ideas of 200717. Wearing a Mao-themed purse in Peru, a country once terrorized by Maoist guerrillas. Bad idea, Cameron Diaz.
State fights to use key files in Nowak caseORLANDO - -Prosecutors in the case of former astronaut Lisa Nowak will try to reverse a judge's order barring use of her statements to police and evidence from her car at her upcoming trial.
Astronaut on assault charge to use insanity defenceA former Nasa astronaut accused of assaulting and trying to kidnap her rival in a love triangle will pursue a defence of insanity at her trial next month, according to documents released by her lawyers yesterday.
US ex-astronaut to plead insanityLawyers for former astronaut Lisa Nowak are planning on entering a plea of temporary insanity when she stands trial next month.
Ex-Astronaut To Pursue Insanity Defense, Lisa Nowak's Attorney Cites ''Brief Psychotic DisorderFormer astronaut Lisa Nowak is pursuing a temporary insanity defense on charges that she assaulted and tried to kidnap a romantic rival, according to a court document released Tuesday.
A lot of sad things have happened in the run up to Valentine's week, but one of them in particular caught my eye by the sheer incomprehension of it.
New Video of Astronaut Lisa NowakAn Orlando, Fla., court released video Friday of former astronaut Lisa Nowak hours after her arrest for allegedly attacking a woman whom she perceived to be her romantic rival.
Ex-astronaut Nowak has a new jobThe former astronaut fired by NASA after she was charged with trying to kidnap a romantic rival will develop flight lesson plans as part of her new military assignment.
Lisa Nowak, AstronautGender equality has come a long way when the press doesn't differentiate between homicidal maniacs who are men, and those who are women.
NASA diapers become topic No. 1 It's the diaper that boldly goes where no incontinence product has gone before. The sordid saga of a love-struck, diaper-clad astronaut has transformed a somewhat obscure NASA undergarment into a cultural phenomenon. Comedians and bloggers can't get enough of the topic.
Astronaut Love Triangle Highlights Mars Mission Challenge: Avoiding Crazy on Long FlightsAs tragic as astronaut Lisa Nowak's alleged breakdown is, NASA has every reason to be thankful that it didn't occur during a space mission – and every reason to worry about how it will avoid such scenarios during extended missions in the future, such as a proposed 30-month tr …
David Letterman's "Top Ten Signs An Astronaut Is Trying To Kill You"10. Says, "This is a giant leap for mankind" as she tosses you off a bridge. 9. You turn on CNN and see the Hubble Telescope focusing on your house.
With all the brouhaha twirling around the pros and cons of Valentine's Day, I'm glad to see one woman still has the compassion to go out of her way in order to show someone she cares. She has created the ultimate tale of star-crossed lovers (literally).
How Orlando Sentinel Broke Astronaut Arrest StoryNEW YORK The Orlando Sentinel mixed old-fashioned beat reporting with the modern advantages of the Web to break the sensational story Monday evening of a NASA astronaut's arrest on charges she attacked the girlfriend of another astronaut in an unfolding love triangle that has dra …
Space shuttle astronaut arrested at OIA on attempted kidnapping, battery charges A NASA astronaut is charged with attacking her rival for another astronaut's attention early Monday at Orlando International Airport, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.
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