Lisa Nowak
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Status | Dismissed |
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May 10, 1963 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Previous occupation
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Test Naval Flight Officer |
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United States Naval Academy, B.S. aeronautical engineering 1985 Naval Postgraduate School, M.S. 1992 |
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| Rank | Commander, USN, Retired |
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Time in space
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12d 18h 36m |
| Selection | 1996 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-121 |
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Mission insignia
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Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo, born May 10, 1963) is an American former naval flight officer and NASA astronaut. Born in Washington, D.C., she was selected by NASA in 1996 and qualified as a mission specialist in robotics. Nowak flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-121 mission in July 2006, where she was responsible for operating the robotic arms of the shuttle and the International Space Station.
Nowak gained international attention on February 5, 2007, when she was arrested in Orlando, Florida, and subsequently charged with the attempted kidnapping of U.S. Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman, who was romantically involved with astronaut William Oefelein. Nowak was released on bail, and initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, which included attempted kidnapping, burglary with assault, and battery. Her assignment to the space agency as an astronaut was terminated by NASA effective March 8, 2007. On November 10, 2009, Nowak agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to charges of felony, burglary of a car and misdemeanor battery.
Nowak remained a Navy captain until August 2010, when a naval board of inquiry, composed of three admirals, voted unanimously to reduce Nowak in rank to commander and to discharge her from the Navy under other than honorable conditions.
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