Shuttle astronaut Lisa Nowak arrested...

Bloody hell - what a way to kill your career! The PDF affadavit has to be seen to be believed...


www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/orl-b...l=orl-home-headlines
www.orlandosentinel.com/media/acrobat/2007-02/27756582.pdf

Its sad to see. Perhaps we never really know the strain astronauts are under, luckily see did not flip while in flight.

John

I recommend the book "The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe and the wonderful film which is based on it.
Astronauts tend to be a dotty bunch.
A bit like astromomers really.
Peter.

She must be suffering from some kind of trauma, it is very sad how severe stress affects people and makes them ill. A very bizarre story...

Deirdre Kelleghan
Irish Astronomical Society
www.irishastrosoc.org

How very,very sad!
After being into space,or on the moon in the case of the Lunar astronauts,how do you keep things in perspective?
How do you follow that?
Adjusting to "normal life" obviously takes its toll!
Hope she gets the help she obviously needs.

Desperately sad situation for all concerned.