Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Nowak

Lisa Marie Caputo

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  10.05.1963
Birthplace:  Washington D.C.
Marital status:  married
Children:  three
Selection date:  01.05.1996
Selection group:  NASA-16
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 07.03.2007

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-121 Discovery  MS  04.07. - 17.07.2006 12d 18h 36m 
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Total  12d 18h 36m 
           

Additional information

Bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from U.S. Naval Academy, 1985; master of science in aeronautical engineering and degree of aeronautical and astronautical engineer from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992; Captain, USN; test pilot; hobbies: Bicycling, running, skeet, sailing, gourmet cooking, rubber stamps, crossword puzzles, piano; she was charged on February 05, 2007 by the Orlando, Florida police with trying to abduct Colleen Shipman, an engineer assigned to the 45th Launch Support Squadron at Patrick Air Force, she saw as her romantic rival in a love triangle with fellow astronaut William Oefelein; for that she was sentenced Nowak to a year of supervised probation. She was also sentenced to two days of jail, which she's already served, community service and ordered to take an eight-hour anger management class.The judge said Nowak must have no contact with Shipman or Oefelein, other than a letter of apology she was ordered to write to Shipman within 10 days.

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