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NASA to tighten screening amid love-triangle case

NASA officials have said they were to launch a review of psychological screening procedures for astronauts in the wake of a bizarre love-triangle case.

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WASHINGTON: NASA officials have said they were to launch a review of psychological screening procedures for astronauts in the wake of a bizarre love-triangle case. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was to “initiate a review of existing psychological screening for admittance into the astronaut corps,” NASA deputy administrator Shana Dale told a press conference.

NASA has been left reeling since 43-year-old astronaut Lisa Nowak was charged on Tuesday with the attempted murder and kidnapping of a woman she believed to be competing for the attentions of a space shuttle pilot. Dale also said that NASA would conduct “a review of the nature and extent to which we do ongoing psychological assessments during an astronaut’s career at NASA.”

Nowak flew home to Houston, Texas, on Wednesday after being released on $25,500 bail by a judge in Orlando, Florida, where she was arrested on Monday after allegedly attacking another NASA employee, Colleen Shipman.

Nowak, who flew on a Shuttle Discovery mission in July, allegedly thought Shipman was a rival for the affections of 41-year-old space shuttle pilot Bill Oefelein. The case has captured headlines around the world, but NASA officials were quick to voice their support and sympathy for all those involved, including Nowak whose work at NASA was described as “excellent.”

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