How do you fit a helmet on that square head...jeeez!
Posted on 03/06/2007 1:50:58 PM PST by Palladin
ORLANDO, Fla. - 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.
That conversation was in January. On Feb. 5, Nowak drove 900 miles from Houston to Orlando to confront the other woman.
Police say Nowak, a mother of three, donned a wig and followed Colleen Shipman from an airport terminal to her car to confront her, then pepper sprayed her through a cracked window when Shipman wouldn't unlock the door. Police who arrested Nowak and searched her car reported finding a BB-gun, new steel mallet, knife and rubber tubing.
Nowak, 43, pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and burglary with assault and was released on bond with an ankle monitoring device.
Investigation documents released late Monday and Tuesday by the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office discuss shed some light on the astronauts' relationships.
They include the shuttle pilot, Navy Cmdr. William Oefelein's, conversations with detectives about the romantic relationship he had had with Nowak since 2004 and how she reacted with no emotion when he said he was dating another woman.
"She seemed a little disappointed, but she seemed to be accepting of that," Oefelein told detectives, according to the documents.
The documents also include an undated letter to Oefelein's mother in which Nowak wrote that she was taking steps to divorce her husband so she could be with Oefelein.
"Bill is absolutely the best person I've ever known and I love him more than I knew possible," Nowak wrote.
A NASA spokesman didn't immediately return a call seeking comment Tuesday.
Since her arrest, Nowak, has told police that her relationship with Oefelein was more than a working relationship but less than a romantic one. But Oefelein, 41, told investigators they had been romantically involved since 2004.
Nowak's frantic road trip to confront Shipman _ she wore adult diapers to avoid having to stop for breaks _ may have been sparked after she uncovered steamy e-mails Shipman sent to Oefelein, including one he received during his mission aboard the shuttle Discovery in December, according to documents released Monday. The e-mails do not mention Nowak.
"First urge will be to rip your clothes off," Shipman wrote to Oefelein. "But honestly, love, I want you to totally and thoroughly enjoy your hero's homecoming."
Quite, but involving himself with a nutbar with the morals of an alley cat doesn't make him any less of a cheat.
Lie down with dogs, rise up with fleas.
My dad was an exceptional helicopter pilot who earned the DFC in Vietnam, and was already an instructor in his 20's, and spent over 20 years in the military (including two tours in Vietnam and three more tours overseas). There is a lot more that he did that I don't have time to write, and there is other stuff he can still not tell us about. He still has a distinguished career in aviation, AND he is faithfully married to his wife of almost 40 years. He would consider Oefelien a POS, too.
He was a professional all right... Professional two timing home wrecker, and he deserves to be flushed from NASA IMHO...
How do you fit a helmet on that square head...jeeez!
I agree Oefelin skills aren't that great that he couldn't be replaced in a heart beat.
and I agree with the ladies here that Oefelein should be fired too from the astronaut corps. Otherwise, the public will have to worry about whose wife he is boffing in outer space.
"Please know that should the facts come out, I will do all I can to make that phrase your permanent tagline. You dont know anything about it. NOTHING."
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Speculation counts for more than nothing. The fact is that Bill O admitted he had a long-time involved romantic relationship with a married mother of several young children.
What would think of him if he instead developed that 2-3 year relationship with YOUR wife?
What would you be saying about him if he instead had that 2-3 year relationship with your married sister or your married daughter?
I believe that God has a special place in Hell for people who wrecklessly participate in destroying His sanctity of marriage.
You and others should have figured out long ago that this is an issue on which I dont need to speculate. I've made all the comments on this topic that I am going to make. Period.
“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. “
all this does is show what a clueless dimwit this guy is.
He knew she left her marriage and children for him.
What did he expect?
He actually told the new girlfriend Lisa was “happy” for him.
wishful thinking on his part.
“It takes two to tango if the broad is stupid enough to fall for the guy knowing what it will do to her family why is the guy the bad one did he twist her arm or force her to have the affair?”
she doesn’t get a pass either.
I think the point being made is that when he tries to say she was a “little disappointed” - that just demonstrates what a dim bulb he really is.
“Now men, let this be a lesson to all of you. Always change the locks on your residence if you have broken up with your girlfriend and she has key to your place”
I’m not sure if that applies.
I think the moral to this story is “make a clean cut before you move onto a new girlfriend. Don’t tell the new girlfriend you broke up with the old one when you really haven’t.”
“Oefelein, the man in the triangle, who is indeed a shuttle pilot.”
He’s the guy who gets to sit in front while the shuttle flies itself.....
they have Ana Nicole to thank for that.
“I’ve made all the comments on this topic that I am going to make. Period.”
lol....ok, so how about commenting on what a fine person Ms. Nowak is? You have an opinion on that one?
it made their lives alot easier, that’s for sure.
Yep...Spacy...well it all Depends.
Astornuts.
Funny name, Nowak. Should be O’ Wak, or Go Wak, or just Wacked.
Man, this has been months of fun.
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