Defense aims to humanize ex-astronaut
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Not so long ago, nobody would speak for Lisa Nowak. Accusations that the former astronaut had made a diaper-assisted, 1,000-mile drive to confront a woman vying for the affections of the same space shuttle pilot turned into water-cooler and late-night TV punchlines. She had devolved from a decorated Navy captain into a sad, frantic mess at the end of a jailhouse camera lens.
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NASA officials have said they plan to review screening procedures as they reeled from a bizarre love triangle which has left an astronaut facing attempted murder and kidnapping charges.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak no longer has to wear an electronic ankle bracelet before her trial next month on charges she attacked a romantic rival when a love triangle with a fellow ex-astronaut unraveled in February, a Florida judge ordered on Thursday.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb. 7--The astronaut who has been charged with attempted murder in a Florida court for allegedly attacking a rival for the affections of another astronaut holds two degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.
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Capt. Lisa M. Nowak was accused last month of attacking a romantic rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A spacewalking NASA astronaut pitched two large pieces of obsolete equipment off the International Space Station and into orbit on Monday.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - A U.S. space shuttle astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles wearing diapers to confront the woman.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak returned to court Wednesday to ask a judge to throw out evidence in her assault and attempted kidnapping case over an alleged attack on a romantic rival in a NASA love triangle.
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A former NASA astronaut accused of assaulting a romantic rival at a Florida airport can take off her electronic tracking bracelet while she awaits trial, a judge ruled Thursday.
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The looming U.S. Navy attempt to shoot down a dying satellite could demonstrate an anti-satellite capability for its missile defense system.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - 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.
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When star-crossed astronaut Lisa Nowak stood before an Orlando magistrate facing scandalous criminal charges, she had an aggressive, square-jawed &quot;hired gun&quot; at her side.
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Space suits for astronauts may get a new and better design following a University of Houston doctoral student's locomotion stability research.
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An astronautâs life can stretch family ties to the breaking point, and astronauts are not immune to emotional stress.
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A NASA astronaut, Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak, has been charged with the attempted murder of a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut.
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Nasa is to review its psychological screening after the arrest of an astronaut on an attempted murder charge.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - The trial of former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak on charges she attacked a romantic rival has been postponed until next year to allow prosecutors time to prepare for an insanity defense, according to a court order.