I have to admit, there’s something fascinating about this story because there were astronauts involved:
HOUSTON – Hiding her face from the cameras, astronaut Lisa Nowak returned to Texas on Wednesday, a day after being charged in Florida with trying to murder the woman she believed was her romantic rival for a space shuttle pilot’s affections.
Without that, the story would just be sad. Which it is, to be sure, but still…
Nowak, accustomed to wearing astronaut diapers during the space shuttle’s launch and return to Earth, wore them on the drive from Houston so she would not have to make bathroom stops as she raced to confront Shipman at the Orlando International Airport, police said.
Then, according to police, Nowak donned a wig and trench coat, boarded an airport shuttle bus with Shipman and followed her to her car. Crying, Nowak sprayed a chemical into the car. Shipman drove to a parking lot booth for help.
You just don’t see the phrase “accustomed to wearing astronaut diapers” too often in the press.
Although, frankly, I could have done without the “life seemed to be on a perfect trajectory” play on words a few paragraphs before that.
I hope museums start selling Astronaut Diapers in their gift shops, right next to the Astronaut Ice Cream.
Here’s a pretty funny article about it.
http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=4463
The Real World: Outer Space?
So how long before it gets turned into a “Law and Order” episode?
Ripped from the headlines!