In case you haven’t heard — Astronaut charged with attempted murder:
A married U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut after a bizarre 950-mile drive wearing diapers to confront the woman.U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, who has three children, was initially arrested on attempted kidnapping charges on Monday in Orlando after assaulting Colleen Shipman, a U.S. Air Force captain she considered competition for the affections of a male astronaut, police said.
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Nowak drove to Orlando airport around midnight on Sunday night, waited for Shipman’s flight from Houston to arrive and then followed Shipman to the parking garage armed with pepper spray, a steel mallet and a BB gun, police said.She also carried black gloves, a folding knife with a 4-inch (10-cm) blade, rubber tubing and trash bags, they said.
In a search of Nowak’s car, police later found diapers that Nowak told them she wore so she wouldn’t have to stop to urinate during her drive from Houston. Astronauts wear diapers during shuttle launches and landings.
Nowak tried to get into Shipman’s car and sprayed what may have been pepper spray through the window when Shipman refused to open the door, police said.
Nowak told police she did not intend to physically harm Shipman.
In her statement, Nowak described her connection to male astronaut Bill Oefelein as “more than a working relationship but less than a romantic relationship.”
I blame space madness.