Ex-astronaut Back In Court For Hearing

by (AP) ORLANDO, Fla.
Published: Tue, November 10, 2009 - 12:49 pm CST

Orlando, Florida - The former NASA astronaut charged with confronting a romantic rival will be back in court with her trial only a month away.

Lisa Nowak has a pretrial hearing in an Orlando courtroom Tuesday afternoon. She is accused of attacking Colleen Shipman in a Florida airport parking lot two years ago. Shipman had begun dating Nowak's love interest, former space shuttle pilot Bill Oefelein.

Nowak faces charges of attempted kidnapping, burglary and battery with assault.
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