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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:Has anyone tried by Brett+Buck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, I agree. I would certainly like to know the perfectly rational reason for driving 900 miles in diapers, and then tracking down and pepper-spraying someone you have never met, in an airport parking lot.

            Brett

  2. Re:Diapers saving time? by Astral+Jung · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently, you've not seen very many gas station restrooms.

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  3. Re:Why is this odd? by nofx911 · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to NASA the felony investigation is only a fraction of the problem. She is technically on lone from the Navy - which means that she is only allowed to work in certain roles that the Navy has pre-authorized for her. Since she can not participate in those roles, due to her current legal obligations (shes not allowed outside of Houston), there is nothing that she can do within NASA. Henceforth, NASA has no choice other than releasing her.

  4. Re:Has anyone tried by sehlat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Minimum sanity standards for officers? Good Lord, man, why not minimum sanity standards for the Commander in Chief?

    Oh, wait...

  5. Yeah, I've tried, but thats not the question. by deft · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Has anyone tried listening to her side of the story?"

    has anyone tried to listen to it without laughing... thats the hard part.

    What I love about this story is she gets aaa wig, everything you need to kill and torture someone, drives forever to meet her... and the weird part is diapers that isnt weird for her or her job... like none of that other stuff bothers anyone.

    Clearly, we are desensitized to murder and all that... but adult diapers really gets us.

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  6. Re:Diapers saving time? by Marko+DeBeeste · · Score: 5, Funny
    Hadn't heard about the soiled part. My thought is some kind of organic brain problem (stroke, tumor, etc.) She profile's out as too smart and confident a person with a robust history. In terms of cognitive (in this case delusional) issues, the best predictor of what will happen is what has happened.

    Either that or the guy is hung like a coal-mine mule.

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  7. Re:Has anyone tried by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny
    Otherwise, we end up with two classes of humans: can't control emotions but excusable; can't control emotions but inexcusable

    Well Duh!.

    I don't know what planet you're from Sparky, but here on Earth, we call them "women" and "men"

    /me ducks and runs....

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  8. Re:Has anyone tried by mclearn · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hell, most female paragliders wear diapers when performing long cross-country flights especially in competitive or hostile environments when landing for bathroom breaks is not an option. Most guys tend to perform "high altitude irrigation" -- it's easier to perform when you can angle the flow.