Astronaut love triangle news stories on Newser

Buzz Aldrin Falls in Love Again ... Scandalously

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:11:06 CDT

The good news: At 81, it’s still possible to find love again, at least if you’re Buzz Aldrin. The bad news: If said love is found with a woman 30 years your junior, after a messy divorce that isn’t quite finalized yet, your ex-wife is likely to publicly call out...

'Diaper' Astronaut Gets Light Sentence

Nick McMaster — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:15:32 CST

Ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak will serve a year of probation for the bizarre attack on a romantic rival in 2007. Nowak pleaded guilty to lesser charges of misdemeanor battery and burglary of an automobile. She drove 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando, famously telling police that she wore a diaper...

Astronaut Love Triangle Couple to Wed

Kevin Spak — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:48:38 CDT

A bizarre confrontation with a crazed astronaut wasn't enough to end Colleen Shipman's relationship with former astronaut William Oefelein: The Beaver County Times reports the couple will wed next summer. Their relationship became national news 2 years ago when Oefelein's ex, fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak, drove 900 miles from Houston...

Judge Tosses Evidence in Nowak Case

Katherine Thompson — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:47:25 CDT

The case against Lisa Nowak, the former astronaut accused of stalking and pepper spraying a rival in a fit of jealousy, took a hit yesterday when a Florida judge threw out evidence recovered from her car and recorded statements she made to the police. The judge ruled that Nowak, facing...

Aldrin Likes Nowak's Grit, Bladder Control

Sam Gale Rosen — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:31:00 CDT

Second man on the moon Buzz Aldrin salutes lovesick astronaut Lisa Nowak's gritty restroom-less cross-country drive, telling Time: "I think Nowak should be admired for traveling across the country at night and not getting out of her car to put in gas or go to the restroom," he says.

NASA Dumps Deranged Astronaut

Julia — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:16:41 CST

Love-lorn Lisa Nowak made history again Wednesday, when she became the first astronaut ever to get a pink slip from NASA. The space agency remanded her to the U.S. Navy, for whom she was officially on assignment at NASA.