Astronaut Arrested
NASA astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak is shown at left in March 2005 NASA photo and at right in a February 2007 booking photo. Nowak, 43, a married mother of three who flew on a space shuttle in July, 2006, was charged Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 with attempted murder, accused of trying to kidnap a woman she regarded as her romantic rival for the affection of a space shuttle pilot. A month later Nowak was fired from NASA.
Author: CBS News Staff
Credit: AP/NASA, Orange County Sheriff
