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In Nowak's bag police found a steel mallet, a knife, a BB pistol, rubber tubing and several large garbage bags. An appeals court ruled last year that diapers, latex gloves and other items found in Nowak's car could be used as evidence in a trial that had been scheduled for next month, but her six-hour police interview after her arrest could not.

The court said investigators took advantage of the former astronaut, who had not slept for more than 24 hours, coercing her into giving information. Nowak, 46, is a married mother of three. She flew on the space shuttle in , but was dismissed from the astronaut corps after her arrest and has since been on active duty at a Navy base in Corpus Christi, Texas. Immediately following William Oefelein's divorce, he and Lisa Nowak became involved with each other.

Their affair lasted two years, with Oefelein beginning to break it off gradually near the end of Nowak drove from Houston to Orlando, Florida, on February 4—5, Early police reports indicated she wore space diapers during the trip, but she later denied wearing them. Shipman said that after arriving, she was aware of someone following her to an airport satellite parking area. Nowak slapped the window and tried to open the car door, asked for a ride, then started crying.

Shipman rolled down the window a couple of inches after which Nowak sprayed the pepper spray into the car. Shipman drove off to the parking lot booth where police were summoned. Several Orlando Police Department Airport Division officers arrived minutes later, with the first officer observing Nowak throwing a bag into the trash at a parking shuttle bus stop. Nowak was subsequently arrested at Orlando International Airport on charges of attempted kidnapping, battery, attempted vehicle burglary with battery, and destruction of evidence.

Citing evidence of elaborate planning, disguises and weapons, police recommended she be held without bail. On February 6, , both appeared before a judge on her behalf. The state's attorney argued that the facts indicated a well thought out plan to kidnap and perhaps to injure Shipman. Her lawyer alleged that police and prosecutors, unhappy that Nowak had been granted bail, pressed more serious charges solely to keep her confined to jail.

After posting bail, Nowak was released from jail. There was widespread reaction to Nowak's arrest with concerns expressed about NASA's astronaut selection and screening process and planned month missions to Mars. The initial report released by the panel raised questions in regards to possible alcohol use prior to flight. Shuttle Commander Scott Kelly was vocal in his criticism of the report during interviews prior to STS, stating it was beyond his comprehension that astronauts would ever consider what was suggested.

On August 29, , Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer Bryan O'Connor reported that after the month-long review, NASA found there was no evidence to verify the independent panel's report that astronauts have been allowed to fly drunk. In response to the internal review, policies at NASA would be changed in a variety of ways: flight surgeons would be present during the pre-mission suit-up activities, flight surgeons would receive additional training in psychiatric evaluation, and although there was an unofficial code of conduct in place, an official "Code of Conduct" would be written up for employees.

On April 10, , Florida prosecutors released additional material in the case. The previous week, the trial judge had agreed to unseal some of the documents that described items found in Nowak's car after her arrest. Among these items were a handwritten note on USS Nimitz stationery listing Shipman's flight information and "Flight Controller's Log" paper with a handwritten list of more than 24 items, including sneakers, plastic gloves, contacts, cash, an umbrella, and black sweats. A floppy disk contained two photographs of Nowak riding in a bicycle race, and 15 images depicting an unidentified woman in different stages of undress.

An evidence report dated March 15 indicated that nearly all of the photographs and drawings depicted scenes of bondage. Investigators also examined two USB drives found in the car. They contained family pictures, digital movies, and NASA-related materials.

Investigators concluded that the information on the disk and USB drives did not have any direct relationship to the alleged kidnapping attempt.

Oefelein reportedly provided Nowak with a cell phone to communicate with him. Phone records show that she called him at least 12 times, and sent 7 text messages the day after he returned from his shuttle flight on December 22 that he did not retrieve until December 24 when they had a 7-minute conversation. During December and January, over calls were recorded, although it is unclear who called whom.

Under questioning by NASA and military investigators, Oefelein reportedly stated that he had broken off the relationship with Nowak. He did, however, have her to lunch in his apartment at least once in January, they continued to train together for a bicycle race, and they also went to the gym together.

On May 11, , authorities released a surveillance video from the Orlando International Airport terminal purporting to show Nowak waiting for nearly an hour, standing near the baggage claim, then donning a trench coat and later following Shipman after she retrieved her bags. It was also reported that she doesn't do interviews and was trying to put her past behind her.

She has three children: a year-old son and year-old twin daughters. As for Oefelein and Shipman, they got married in , moved to Alaska, and had a child. Like Nowak, they were both previously in the military, but as of , ran a website called Adventurewrite. Additionally, Shipman is a novelist.

By Lia Beck. See All Health Relationships Self. In a duffel bag at the scene of the crime, police found a variety of weapons, including a two-pound mallet, a 9-millimeter semi-automatic replica BB gun and surgical tubing. But one particular detail took the attack from headlines to punchlines. During launch and re-entry astronauts don't have time for bathroom breaks, so under their space suits, during training and real missions, you would find a Maximum Absorption Garment -- what we call adult diapers on earth.

A police report on the Florida attack said Nowak told a detective that she used diapers to avoid making pit stops during her road trip to confront Shipman. Must have felt like one of Britney Spears kids," joked Jay Leno. I would marry that woman! Click here for more from late night comics. Orlando Detective William Becton was the first to discover the diapers when he opened a trash bag inside Lisa Nowak's car and found two used diapers.

In his charging affidavit he wrote, "… I then asked Mrs. Nowak why she had the baby diapers. Nowak said that she did not want to stop and use the restroom, so, she used the diapers to collect her urine.