Lisa Nowak: The Astronaut Who Lost Control | The Bizarre NASA Love Triangle

Lisa Nowak had already achieved what most people could only dream of. She was a Navy pilot, test pilot, NASA astronaut, and a member of the Space Shuttle Discovery crew.But just seven months after returning from space, Nowak would become the center of one of the strangest criminal cases in recent history.In February 2007, Lisa Nowak traveled nearly 900 miles to Florida to confront Colleen Shipman, a woman romantically involved with fellow astronaut William “Bill” Oefelein.What happened at Orlando International Airport would turn an accomplished astronaut into a national headline.In this episode of GITN Podcast, we take a detailed look at Lisa Nowak’s extraordinary career, her relationship with Oefelein, Colleen Shipman’s involvement, the journey to Florida, the bizarre items investigators discovered, the confrontation in the airport parking lot, the police investigation, the disputed diaper story, the attempted murder allegations, and the eventual court case.We’ll also look at what happened to Nowak’s NASA and military careers after the incident—and how the case ultimately ended.Was this an attempted murder? A kidnapping attempt? Or an emotional confrontation that spiraled completely out of control?You decide.