The crazy-ass Astronaut story everyone is talking about:

A U.S. space shuttle astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles wearing diapers to confront the woman.

U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, who has three children and recently separated from her husband, was released from jail in Florida after posting bail. She was put on 30-day suspension by NASA and removed from all shuttle mission-related activities.

Nowak was initially arrested on attempted kidnapping charges on Monday in Orlando after assaulting Colleen Shipman, a U.S. Air Force captain, who she believed was a rival for the attention of astronaut Bill Oefelein, police said.

She was granted freedom on $15,500 bail on the kidnapping charge but her release was delayed when police filed a new charge of attempted first-degree murder -- rocking the elite world of NASA astronauts.

The attempted murder charge could mean life imprisonment if she were convicted. Police said Nowak, 43, a flight engineer who made her first trip into space in July to the International Space Station aboard shuttle Discovery, sped from Houston to Orlando wearing diapers so she would not have to stop at a bathroom.

Astronauts wear diapers during launches and landings. Nowak disguised herself in a dark wig, glasses and trench coat to confront Shipman at Orlando International Airport but told police she "only wanted to scare" the woman into talking to her. In two separate appearances in court, wearing a jail uniform, shackled at the waist and with her head bowed, Nowak said nothing about the charges of attempted murder and kidnapping, attempted burglary of a vehicle and battery.

After her second appearance, Orange County Circuit Judge Mike Murphy granted her release on bail totaling $25,500. She was escorted out of a bail bond office, after being fitted with a global positioning device so authorities can track her movements, and driven off to an undisclosed location. Article here.