NASA Astronaut Arrested for Kidnap Attempt

[GreatAmerican]

<p>Posted on the Washington Compost:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/07/AR2007020700618.html[/url]”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/07/AR2007020700618.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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She prepared for the 950-mile drive from Houston with the discipline of someone who had flown 13 days in space. The steel mallet, folding knife and rubber tube were all catalogued on a handwritten list, police say. She had maps, she had bus schedules and she had a disguise. Thinking like an astronaut, she brought diapers to avoid bathroom stops.</p>

<p>Lisa M. Nowak set off for Orlando International Airport seven months after the July 4 launch of the shuttle Discovery, her first trip to space, and probably her last…

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