Ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak pleads guilty to lesser charges

Fox2Now.com ^ | 11/10/09 | By Sarah Lundy and Willoughby Mariano, Sentinel Staff Writers FOX2now.com

[originalbuckeye]

Seems a bit light, no? It does say at the end of the article that Shipman and Oefelein are living together in Alaska. Maybe they thought that would be far enough away to feel safe.

[silverleaf]

“Nowak remains in the U.S. Navy”

and that should give us all pause

[Never on my watch]

That’s a long drive and a lot of Depends. So they are probably safe.

It would make a cool episode of Ice Road Truckers, However.

[SamuraiScot]

Nowak's attorney Donald A. Lykkebak introduced into evidence several letters of support from members of the military. He described her record as "exemplary," and reminded Lubet she had no criminal history.

She does now.

[originalbuckeye]

I suspect she has a job with no people contact!

[pissant]

Still hard to believe these are pics of the same gal.

[bgill]

“Nowak remains in the U.S. Navy” and that should give us all pause

Nowak, Hasan and who else remain in the military?

[Revolting cat!]

What are the lesser charges, driving with diapers on?

[Never on my watch]

Nowak, Hasan and who else remain in the military?

General Casey kinda' troubles me.

[originalbuckeye]

Nowak was originally charged with attempted kidnapping, battery and burglary. She pleaded guilty to misdemeanour battery and burglary of an automobile.

[originalbuckeye]

In her mug shot she doesn’t look much like a USNA Grad, does she?

[ExSES]

Seems a bit light, no? It does say at the end of the article that Shipman and Oefelein are living together in Alaska. Maybe they thought that would be far enough away to feel safe.

FYI, anyone living in the Cape Area back in the glory days of Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo knew FAR MORE than they wanted to know about the Astronaut Corps!

The difference back then was, law enforcement and the media helped cover up the "dirty linen"!

[AreaMan]

Still hard to believe these are pics of the same gal

C'mon who hasn't gone home with the one on the left and woken up with the one on the right...at least once in your life.

[pissant]

But at least then I could blame the beer goggles.

[AreaMan]

Yeah, I know...this also can't be good for recruiting purposes.

If you end up looking like the one on the right after X number of years in the Astro-nut Corps, who's gonna sign up for that?

[Jacquerie]

She is an 0-6 and I assume she will retire as such.

There is no doubt that a male would at a minimum be demoted in similar circumstances.

[org.whodat]

I think they were waiting for the court case to end before they kicked her out, But it seems the navy can send 400 women to sea, 80% will get sent home with an extra passenger before the assignment is over.

[AreaMan]

Yeah but back then the crews were almost exclusively male and military which means they probably worked out their differences the old fashioned way:

Alcohol fueled beatings, after which they would go into space.

Yes, there were women in the Mercury training program but most were probably like this woman:

and they couldn't find a helmet to contain her noggin.

[pepperdog]

I seem to recall a soap opera about the Cape and the escapades, back in the fifties...never watched it as I hate those things, but I do believe it was on for awhile.

[Squantos]

She's the OIC of the head on a garbage scow in Kawajaline atoll.....no worries.....:o)