NASA Fires Astronaut 323
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."
Why is this odd? (Score:3, Interesting)
As for her remaining a Navy officer, I suspect she'll get a second (please forgive the pun here) dishonorable discharge after the dust settles.
Who's "Nowack"? (Score:2, Interesting)
No, they fired Lisa Nowak. I know this is Slashdot, and I'm not new here ... but Christ, is it that hard to do a little basic spell-checking?
Re:Has anyone tried (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Diapers saving time? (Score:3, Interesting)
Maybe she was a backwoods hiker and thought of the trick of pre-placed cans of gas along the highway where she could grab them later. Good lord, it's not hard to be a criminal genius.
already has had bad effects on society (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Has anyone tried (Score:3, Interesting)