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Old July 31st 11, 07:01 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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Default Ex-Astronaut Lisa Nowak out of Navy with "less than honorable"discharge

On 7/30/2011 4:57 PM, John Savard wrote:


One would expect that attempted murder would lead to a full dishonorable
discharge. However, IIRC, she did reconsider and before she was caught
she already was not going to kill anyone. If that is the case, some
degree of mercy is not unreasonable.


Say what you want; I see her with a hammer, and I'm running. ;-)
It's very cruel, but here's the mission profile of what she did that I
wrote:

Cut to police officer looking down at a notebook in vehicle:
"*FLIGHT **PLAN* - DAY 2
0037 - Establish correct position for rendezvous and damp vehicle motion.
0041 - Initiate MECO.
0042 - Release safety restraining harness.
0043 - Don EVA suit.
0047 - Open vehicle door.
EVA BEGINS
0050 - Begin EVA.
0200 - Approach rendezvous target location and initiate loiter mode.
0245 - Expected time of first target visibility.
0300 - Close on target vehicle by most energy efficient path.
0305 - Initiate target disable action via pepper spray.
0306 - Activate target capture maneuver.
0310 - Return to primary vehicle by most energy efficient path.
0311 - Close vehicle door.
EVA ENDS
0312 - Remove EVA suit.
0316 - Remove fecal containment garment.
0317 - Place fecal containment garment over target's head.
0318 - Secure fecal containment garment over target's head with rubber
tube.
0319 - Initiate target head/steel mallet interface.
0325 - Re-don safety restraining harness.
0326 - Initiate engine restart.
0327 - Maneuver primary vehicle to Gatorland Theme Park by most energy
efficient path.
0420 - Damp vehicle motion.
0421 - Initiate MECO.
0422 - Release safety restraining harness.
0423 - Open vehicle door.
EVA # 2 BEGINS
0424 - Remove target from vehicle.
0426 - Disassemble target with folding knife.
0450 - Transfer target components to alligator pond.
0500 - Release target components in free drift mode.
0510 - Expected time of first target components/alligator interface.
0511 - Laugh manically.
0512 - Jump up and down while laughing maniacally.
0515 - Terminate laughter and jumping.
0520 - Return to primary vehicle.
0521 - Close vehicle door.
EVA #2 ENDS
0522 - Re-don safety restraining harness.
0533 - Initiate engine restart.
0600 - Expected time of first primary vehicle/police interaction.
0601 - Flee from police by most energy efficient path.
PRIMARY MISSION ENDS" ?! :-)


Pat