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NASA Fires Astronaut

Posted by samzenpus on from the were-the-diapers-too-much dept.

davidwr writes "In an unprecedented move for an unprecedented situation, NASA has fired now-former astronaut Lisa Nowack. She is facing charges of attempted kidnapping related to an incident earlier this year. Ms. Nowack is a Navy officer and remains so."

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  1. Re:tossed out an airlock by mikelieman · · Score: 1, Troll

    Don't fool yourself, NASA ain't the shining boy who once, long ago, sent people to strange and interesting places like the Moon.

    Today they are just another Federal bureaucracy. The goals are a) Hire Government Employees and b) CYA c) Oversee contracts. Any success is purely accidental.

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  2. Innocent until proven guilty? by bobbonomo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Innocent until proven guilty! So much for that belief. Eh?