Is Colleen Shipman so special that Lisa Nowak, the astronaut, would want to do her harm?

Question

Can someone provide me with a link with a photo of Colleen Shipman? I thought that only Italian men went into jealous rages - are Italian women also prone to such outbursts? Does Colleen also work for NASA? Does anyone know anything about her, i.e., what she does for a living, etc.? Here's the link that states that Lisa Nowak (married name) is the first Italian-American woman in space. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/orl-bk-nasaastronaut0507feb05,0,6104316.story?coll=orl-home-headlines


Maybe this is the year for Italian women; after all, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman and the first Italian to be speaker of the US House of Representatives.
This story is so crazy that the media will feature it for a long, long time.

Answer 1

Colleen Shipman is 30 years old. She is an engineer assigned to NASA's 45th Launch Support Squadron.

The 45th Launch Group participates in receipt, inspection, processing, test, and launch of all flight hardware to ensure the successful launch of satellites to support national and combatant commander requirements. The group contributes to mission success through seamless partnership with launch/satellite program offices.

45th Launch Support Squadron (LCSS)

The 45th Launch Support Squadron is the "flightline" for Department of Defense (DoD) spacecraft. LCSS personnel oversee spacecraft hardware arrival, processing, testing and launch through direct delegation from spacecraft development wings throughout the DoD, ultimately providing launch base mission assurance for the Program Executive Officer for Space. In addition, the squadron is responsible for ensuring continued delivery of critical mission-ready facilities, training and programmatic resources to the launch group, the wing and its customers. The 45th LCSS strives to be the world's preeminent spacecraft processing and launch support professionals.

What she does:
AEROSPACE LAUNCH INTEGRATION / ENGINEERING SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

Project Management / Systems Engineering / Technical Analysis / Design, Development & Implementation
Launch Systems Acquisition / Launch Operations, Spacecraft Processing, Air Force Weapon Systems

Results-driven aerospace program management professional specializing in design, planning, implementation and management of medium to large-scale projects from concept through planning, design, development and task management. Strong experience in all facets of project lifecycle development, from initial technical analysis and conceptual design through documentation, implementation and productivity enhancement. Excellent organizational, leadership, team building and project management qualifications. Stay abreast with emerging technologies providing comprehensive in-depth analysis to clients. Currently possess an Active Top Secret Clearance.


AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN LAUNCH VEHICLES, SPACECRAFT AND ADVANCED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS
STRONG STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND PROPULSION BACKGROUND
LEADING COMPLEX PROJECTS FROM INCEPTION TO COMPLETION PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT
TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND CLIENT INTERFACE
SUB CONTRACTOR ACTIVITY SURVEILLANCE

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Expertise in analysis, design, interface, project development/management and delivery of high-performance solutions to meet challenging organizational demands.

• Strong experience and ability in developing and analyzing strategies from visions, missions, and objectives and establishing plans of execution, performance metrics and benchmarks to measure the progress of achieving the goals.

• Experienced in managing a team of professionals and the ability to develop and implement policies and direct large scale projects.


Federal Aviation Administration pilot directory indicates she is certified as a student pilot.

Her photo is not out on the WWW yet.

Answer 2

it's a bit of a generalization to say things about italian people going into rages.
But either way this is the greatest news story ever. We've been killing ourselves laughing in the newsroom all day. What a freak show. And if you want to see something even funnier check out her mugshot on perezhilton.com
fabulous

Answer 3

I don't believe that Shipman is important in the sense of "famous" for any reason other than a national figure (astronaut) was sleeping with the same guy she was and was immanently more determined to have him in the end. The question remains...whose end?

Answer 4

I dont think that woman is her target because shes special or not.. she's jealous because Colleen is now with the man that Lisa is in love with.

Answer 5

the chick is nuts... (diapers.. couldnt she have just left 30 mins earlier) maybe she was infiltrated by an alien on our last space walk and was trying to anally probe this Colleen chick!