I wonder if the diapers were approved for shuttle use

If you haven't heard, this has to be one of the weirdist stories of 2007.

A NASA astronaut accused of trying to kidnap a romantic rival for a space shuttle pilot's affections was charged with attempted first- degree murder Tuesday and jailed on $25,000 bail. She had already been charged with attempted kidnapping, attempted vehicle burglary with battery, destruction of evidence and battery. If convicted of attempted murder, she faces between 30 years and life in prison.

Although the astronaut, Lisa Nowak, claimed that she just wanted to "talk" to the romantic rival, she had in her possession upon her arrest a new steel mallet, knife, rubber tubing and large garbage bags. Hmmm...nothing weird going on there.

Making the story even more bizarre is the fact that Nowak, a 43-year-old Navy captain and married mother of three, drove 900 miles from Houston to Orlando while wearing a diaper so she wouldn't have to make any unnecessary stops. Upon arriving, Nowak donned a disguise and was armed with a BB gun and pepper spray when she confronted a woman she believed was a competitor for the affections of Navy Cmdr. William Oefelein, an unmarried fellow astronaut.

All this from a woman who passed all of NASA's rigorous mental and physical tests, and flew a shuttle mission a little over 7 months ago in July of 2006!

I wonder if she wore a diaper up there too?

Here's the sketch:

To read more about this story, check out an article from the New York Times by John Schwartz here.