Astronaut charged with kidnap attempt

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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

That could be it, especially if she had a really good life with no unusual stressors like abuse and such..

And riding the Space Shuttle would definitely qualify as an unusual stressor. No matter what they put you through in training, I'm sure it's not quite like the real thing.

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

But yeah, being mental and brilliant are not mutually exclusive.

Absolutely. Case in point, the gentleman whose life story was based on A Brilliant Mind.