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Astronauts are human, part 2

By evolvingthoughts on February 6, 2007.

It pays to remember that people go up in those contraptions all made by the lowest bidder. Here's a statement from Lisa Nowack's family:

"We are naturally saddened and extremely concerned about the serious allegations being made against Lisa. We love her very much, and right now, our primary focus is on her health and well-being.

Lisa is a very intelligent, accomplished individual. As a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and in her professional career in the Navy and NASA's Space Shuttle program, she has served over 20 years with an unblemished record. Lisa attained the rank of Captain, and flew as a Mission Specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in July 2006.

Personally, Lisa is an extremely caring and dedicated mother to her three children. She has been married for 19 years, although she and her husband had separated a few weeks ago.

Considering both her personal and professional life, these alleged events are completely out of character and have come as a tremendous shock to our family.

We are anxious to allow the facts to develop so that we can better understand what happened, and why. We hope that the public will keep an open mind about what the facts will eventually show and that the legal system will be allowed to run its course.

Finally, we are very grateful for the expressions of love and support that we have received from family and friends, and we ask for your continued thoughts and prayers for our family.

The Family of Lisa Nowak"

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It pays to remember that people go up in those contraptions all made by the lowest bidder.

And think of all the resources needed to support those people when they go into space. What we need is race of androids or Borgified humans who don't need to take all that junk along.

By Ian H Spedding FCD (not verified) on 06 Feb 2007 #permalink