Is this the training class where Astronaut Lisa Nowak became obsessed?

Question

http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/Images/6_1/2004_03_18_Astronautes11_M.jpg

Note that she's standing next to William Oefelein.

Answer 1

well, they are all colleagues, space astronauts. Anyways, it is a very controversial issue. I honestly don't feel the job had anything to do with her act, she snapped, like anyone can.

Answer 2

Military personnel who are assigned duties to NASA as astronauts are still under the provisions and jurisdiction of the UCMJ. There is no specific charge of Adultery listed in the Punitivie Articles of the UCMJ; however, there is an article for "Conduct Unbecoming an Officer." I would think that Captain Nowak's actions most certainly fit this article to a "T." There is also Article 134, which is a general crimes article used to prosecute offenses for which there is no specific article previously listed. Adultery comes under this article. So far, there has been no proven instance of adultery on anyone's part. The news media has only said that the three were "in a relationship," and until the Air Force and the Navy conduct their own investigations, you won't hear anything about it from them. And trust me, there most certainly will be investigations by both the Air Force and the Navy. If the results of the investigations indicate that the officers involved should be court-martialed, then that will most assuredly happen. The only way that these officers can avoid a court-martial is to resign their commissions, and even then the Air Force and the Navy can refuse the resignation and hold them for trial. But I'm guessing that this won't happen; the two services will probobly let them resign. Captain Nowak will be charged and tried by Florida authorities; once that trial is over, the Navy has the option of putting her on trial as well. If she is sentenced to jail by the civilian court, she will either be charged with AWOL or allowed to resign. A sticky situation, but I can just about guarantee that the Air Force and the Navy will do what will be in the best interest of the individual services. Any way you look at it, I have a feeling that all three of them are washed up with NASA, and a side effect of that is that their respective military careers are in the toilet as well. I'd bet that a year from now, all three are out of the service, one will be in jail, and two will be flying commercial airliners. Time will tell.