Former astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak, a Rockville native, pleaded guilty last week to third-degree felony burglary and first-degree misdemeanor battery for attacking a woman alleged to be her romantic rival in an airport parking lot in 2007.

Former astronaut Lisa Nowak pled guilty last Tuesday to felony car burglary and misdemeanor battery of her romantic rival, Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman, in the court of Orange County Circuit Judge Marc Lubet.

Well, the Lisa Nowak saga finally reached a semblance of a conclusion last week. I remember very well the day the story broke three years ago. The early reports were sketchy, but shocking: An astronaut had been arrested. An astronaut who had recently flown on the shuttle, no less.

In a letter to the judge who sentenced Lisa Nowak, the widower of Laurel Clark -- killed in the Columbia disaster -- faults NASA for failing to give mental health help to astronauts and for abandoning Nowak in her time of need.

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Colleen Shipman says every stranger is "a potential attacker." Lisa Nowak - Orlando International Airport - Plea - Felony - Houston

Nowak, who police say drove 1,000 miles to confront Colleen Shipman, pleads guilty to lesser charges of burglary and battery. She is sentenced to time served, probation and community service. Former astronaut Lisa Nowak turned to face the woman she was accused of attacking nearly three years ago after driving 1,000 miles across country: Colleen Shipman, who sat in the front row of a packed ...

New letters show astronauts came to Lisa Nowak's aid just days before her guilty plea

Former astronaut Lisa Nowak pled guilty Tuesday, Nov. 10 to lesser charges, including burglary and misdemeanor battery for her February 2007 encounter with a female Air Force Captain.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A former astronaut charged with confronting a romantic rival in an airport parking lot has pleaded guilty to felony burglary of a car and misdemeanor battery. Lisa Nowak agreed Tuesday to the plea to avoid a trial scheduled next mont...