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I've seen people do worse in the military and stick around, but considering the exposure this case has, I wouldn't be surprised if she got forced out...
Originally posted by: RayH
Originally posted by: BoomerD
I see they have agreed to release her on bond, IF she wears a satellite tracking device...do they think she's a "flight risk"? LOL!
I'd say this will end her career in the USN.
"You know, they say sometimes people go CRAZY on these long trips. They get the, eh... SPACE MADNESS"
I wonder if the satellite tracking would work if she was in space.
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Hell of it is, that until just a few short years ago, if this were a guy, it'd get swept under the rug...but as a female, she's almost guaranteed to get forced out. With all the hullabaloo over the "Tail-Hook scandals", and a few other sex-related issues in the military, this would probably end the careef of a male nowdays too...
Astronauts wear diapers during launch and re-entry.
The media also seems to like to pick on the space program, you know, to show everyone that those scientists aren't really all that great.Originally posted by: Citrix
regular naval officer i would agree with your statement, but in my opinion just the fact that a Astronaut is involved it could be male or female there would have been no way to sweep this under the rug.
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Hell of it is, that until just a few short years ago, if this were a guy, it'd get swept under the rug...but as a female, she's almost guaranteed to get forced out. With all the hullabaloo over the "Tail-Hook scandals", and a few other sex-related issues in the military, this would probably end the careef of a male nowdays too...
regular naval officer i would agree with your statement, but in my opinion just the fact that a Astronaut is involved it could be male or female there would have been no way to sweep this under the rug.
Originally posted by: pontifex
still no pics of colleen??? wtf ATOT, slackers!
Police said Nowak drove from Houston to Orlando to meet Shipman, who was flying the same route. Nowak reportedly wore diapers on the trip so she wouldn't have to make rest stops. Space shuttle astronauts wear diapers during take-off and landing.
ORLANDO, Fla. — A former astronaut pleaded guilty Tuesday to attacking a romantic rival after driving 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando and was sentenced to a year on probation.
Lisa Nowak, a Navy captain, pleaded guilty to felony burglary and misdemeanor battery. She originally had been charged with two felonies — attempted kidnapping and burglary — along with misdemeanor battery. She could have faced up to life in prison under the attempted kidnapping charge.
The plea came after an appeals court ruled last year that diapers, latex gloves and other items found in Nowak's car could be used as evidence in a trial that had been scheduled for next month, but her six-hour police interview after her arrest could not. The court said investigators took advantage of the former astronaut, who had not slept for more than 24 hours, coercing her into giving information.