<p>I think that this must have been caused by something neurological that was previoously undiagnosed. The whole scene is truly stranger than fiction and surprising in different ways.</p>
<p>Astronauts are pretty much the “best of the best of the best” of military aviators, to use a phrase from Men in Black. They are screened - physically, psychologically, background check, etc. - and trained to a degree that is unsurpassed by any job I can think of.</p>
<p>Also, two military women fighting over a man in the military is quite shocking, given the male/female ratio. I could halfway see two males locking horns over a female in a similar situation, though.</p>