This woman has just shown exactely that, she is in fact a woman! She must be an astonishingly driven person to arrive at what she has, I mean my understanding is that to be an astronaut one has to be a scientist, a pilot, and very disciplined mentally, not to mention physical toughness required for the job. To than go and fall fowl of jelausy to this extenct, (we're not talking threatening e-mails here), add to this that it is also adultery, proves that she is just as fallable as anyone. Perhaps more so, all that training and competition, she is a Navy officer, had to explode somewhere, and it almost did!

Jondi Saka, London, UK

what a spacer....sorry it had to be made

David James Hickey, cork, ireland

what a spacer......sorry it had to be made

David James Hickey, coek, ireland

absolutly absurd behavior......unbecoming of an astronaut...professional person or woman of such education.

Alice Lanoie, gander, newfoundland

Not surprising, if you know successful engineers, scientists, and military pilots. That is who is in the astronaut corps. They suffer from tunnel vision. Because they are gifted, they don't fail frequently so they can't handle failure and rejection. They also think that they are special and the rules of life don't apply to them. I was an engineer. I was also a pilot trained by the reserves. The most interesting book I ever read was on salesmanship, "How to Master the Art of Selling" by Tom Hopkins, because, in constrast, successful salespersons fail and are rejected many times daily.

Shirley Jackson, Oliver, BC, Canada

Sadly, after Lt. Watada's conviction for "conduct unbecoming an officer", a charge that could be leveled against any officer attending Happy Hour at the "O" Club, (been there, done that) we will certainly be tortured about the upcoming efforts by military justice to get their pound of flesh from the two high flying US Navy, diaper wearing astronauts and an Air Force Captain involved in a trilogy of high altitude sex and "fraternization" with married partners plus a charge of attempted murder to eliminate a younger woman from the sexy plot!

This brings to memory the Air Force Captain B-52 female pilot who was having an affair with an (omigosh) enlisted swine who dared to dip his wicket in an officer! Shame, shame!

Will this all be relevant to the National Security of the United States? Will we still be able to sleep at night knowing that all this hanky panky is going on in the military, AGAIN?

What will the Commander in Chief do???!!!

BTW, how do Navy Captain's drive 900 miles without a stop for gas?

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john mccarthy, Los Angeles, California

1 pack of media jackals + 1 overly ambitiuos prosecutor + a slow news day + 1 ton of horse manure.

Charles Buzzard, Wheeling, WV

Emotional discipline , or lack of it, can overcome the best of people. The breaking point is different for each person.

It is interesting to see that an astronaut, who is trained , tested and proven in analytical thinking, can be blinded by emotion.

Yes. She needs help to deal with this. So do her teenage child (and 2 five year olds).

She recently separated from her husband.
We all need someone to listen to our emotions.

Grace, Nanaimo, Canada

Well she won't find much space in jail

Paul Mcc, London, UK

This poor young woman needs compassion and understanding. She needs help with dealing with her emotions; someone needs to explain to her in the sternest possible way that her behavior is unacceptable.

Oscar, Oxford, U.K.

No, CAPTAIN Nowak does not need compassion and understanding. She is a mature adult who holds one of the highest ranks in the Navy. At her rank she could just as easily be commanding an aircraft carrier or nuclear submarine, entrusted with the lives of thousands of sailoras. Criminal charges aside, she she should face a general court martial, dishonorable discharge, stripping of all rank and privileges, and made to repay the American taxpayer the millions of dollars they have invested in her career. This is surely what would happen to a young enlisted sailor. Commander Oefelein? Perhaps a little less, for his "conduct unbecoming an officer" also led to the entire mess!

Bob Evans, Anaheim , California

well when you mix your life with adultery, work with lustful deeds, not thinking what your kids gonna think of you when they found out, then the husband that you are going to betray, plus the relatives, the NASA and how the public is going to respond? This is only few things to think about. What about murder or attempted murder? Her carrier did not really matter afterall. why didn't she just engage in sex education rather than wasted all her effort and time and money to get where she is now then ruin it for ONE lousy man???

this blows my mind to bits!!!

jerome norico, brisbane, australia

This poor young woman needs compassion and understanding. She needs help with dealing with her emotions; someone needs to explain to her in the sternest possible way that her behavior is unacceptable.

Oscar, Oxford, U.K.

Mind boggling

This woman is an astronaut?

Wow.

Jack Lee, Austin, TX

my own opinion regarding this matter is love is a powerful force either directed or misdirected. all of us carry this precious feeling inside us and at different levels. channeling this feeling is can be complacated. i sincerely hope that as we read this account, a proper understanding of this situation will be acquired. let us be thankful that all parties in this situation were spared a worst fate.

wayne quill, schenectady, schenectady, n. y.