03:34 AM EDT 10/15/2009
William Oefelein
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Out of This World
Originally posted 02/08/2007 12:00PM
Just last July she gazed at the Earth from 220 miles in space, so driving 14 hours straight wasn't that big a deal for Lisa Nowak. Still, when she checked into the La Quinta Inn near the Orlando International Airport around midnight Feb. 5, "she looked like she had been travelling all night and she said she was going to sleep as soon as she could," says the hotel clerk who checked her in. Instead, Nowak – disguised in a dark wig and hooded trench coat – hopped aboard a courtesy shuttle that took her to the airport. "I'm picking up my boyfriend," she told the driver.
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COVER STORY: Astronaut's Family Speaks Out
Originally posted 02/07/2007 11:55AM
By now, the story of Lisa Nowak is well known: A highly regarded astronaut whose life came crashing down this week after she confronted a women she believed was romantically involved with another astronaut whom Nowak loved.
Permalink | Filed Under: Lisa Nowak, Colleen Shipman, William Oefelein
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