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[-] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 360 points 2 months ago

FWIW, she was cleared and her ex-wife charged with making false statements.

[-] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 175 points 2 months ago

This shouldn’t be omitted from the meme. Astronauts are some of the most level-minded people in this world, given the risks they face every moment.

I don’t think jealousy or insecurity would be a common occurrence given how busy they are.

[-] TheBannedLemming@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago

Actually, there was a high profile and notorious case of a female NASA astronaut and Naval officer named Lisa Nowak, who was placed on trail and convicted of felony burglary and misdemeanor assault charges. This all stemmed from an affair she was having with a fellow astronaut named Bill Oefelein, who both of them were married to different people at the time.

When Bill decided to call the affair off and started to see another woman, an Air Force Captain named Colleen Shipman. Lisa had an emotional breakdown and after her own marriage had failed. Planned on possibly kidnapping Colleen. She was eventually arrested at Orlando International Airport that she had followed Colleen to. Besides the criminal convictions listed above, she was dismissed from NASA and demoted in rank and forcibly retired from the Navy.

[-] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 25 points 2 months ago

I don’t know man, this seems like an obvious case of alien body snatching. They just never learned to act like regular humans.

[-] Angelusz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Wild how emotional trauma can change people huh.

[-] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah but what the hell am I supposed to do woth this novel drsft Lesbian Space Criminal Lovers now?

Why was I not told sooner the story was a lie???

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Didn't they used to be pulled from test pilots?

[-] frezik 4 points 2 months ago

When there was just one to three guys in a capsule, yes. The Shuttle brought in a lot more scientists on board.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but Buzz Aldrin is still alive and he's definitely still his own variety of batshit insane given him beginning his fourth marriage at 93 years old.

The whole of the Apollo 11 crew didn't just go to the moon, they did it after the initial crew were incinerated.

The shuttle crews looked for responsible people of exceptional skill. But the early astronaut crews were looking for adrenaline junkies with advanced degrees in science and engineering and experience flying in incredibly dangerous conditions.

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

So there's never been crime in space?

Wonder who will be first

this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2025
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