It ain’t rocket science. It’s plain old adultery and attempted kidnapping and murder. I’m sure everyone and his cousin will have something to say about NASA astronaut and Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, 43, before she finally fades from view–probably behind prison walls. Wonkette is already calling her a "diaper-clad nutbucket." And there’s this little irony. But really. I guess it just goes to show that not even a Naval Academy degree, pilot wings, an 0-6 rank, having three children and flying in Earth orbit can change the fundamentals. Among them: that the heart, to borrow the title of the Carson Mccullers’ tale, is a lonely hunter.
UPDATE As NYTimes science writer John Tierney says, wow, people are finally talking about the space shuttle. Unfortunately, it’s about another tragic crash.
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