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It Was the First Crime in Space History: Ex-Wife of an Astronaut Admits to Having Lied

5 days ago by Grail to c/space

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An explosive accusation rocked NASA in 2019: an astronaut accused of committing the first-ever crime in space. Now, years later, the shocking truth has surfaced—and it changes everything.
acockworkorange 17 points 5 days ago

In 2019, a startling accusation made headlines around the world: a U.S. astronaut had allegedly committed the first known crime in space. Summer Heather Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer, claimed that her estranged wife, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, illegally accessed her personal bank account from aboard the International Space Station.

The story felt made for global headlines — space, betrayal, cybersecurity, and the lawless frontier of orbit. But this month, the saga took a sharp turn. Worden pleaded guilty in federal court to lying about the core details of her accusation. The alleged “space crime” — once the subject of media fascination and legal handwringing — never happened.

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bjoern_tantau 5 points 5 days ago

So not only did the accuser lie, the headline did as well. There was no crime.

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cabbage 4 points 4 days ago

"It Was Not the First Non-crime in Space History" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

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Mikina 5 points 5 days ago

The space crime allegation was a legal mirage,” said Prof. Michelle Hanlon, a space law expert at the University of Mississippi,

Wait, isn't figuring things like this out like literally the only job someone called "space law expert" should do?

What do you mean "legal mirage"? You had one job. Space law. One thing ever has happened that needs a space law expert, and you don't know?

It's pretty funny :D

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Grail 9 points 5 days ago

Actually, it's not just space crimes that require space law. It's also space corporations, space intellectual property, space land appropriation, and space whaling.

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bjoern_tantau 2 points 5 days ago

I guess this is what actually made her a space law expert.

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