Critical Analysis: Astronaut psycho

My critical analysis I chose to write about the recent breaking news about the astronaut, Lisa Nowak, who is a married mother of three, decided to drive over 900 miles to confront a woman she believed was a competitor for the affections of Navy Cmdr. William Oefelein, an unmarried fellow astronaut. According to the evidence she planned to kidnap and ended up assaulting Colleen Shipman, a U.S. Air Force captain, also the woman who Lisa was threatened by.

I chose two articles to evaluate. The first one I read is titled, “Space Walk: She's an astronaut, a Navy captain, and a married mother of three,” by Arian Campo-Flores. So what made Lisa Nowak drive 900 miles to confront a perceived romantic rival? Diary of a bad trip.” This article I found online in Newsweek which contains national news.
The second article I read I found on CBS.com titled, “Astronaut Charged With Attempted Murder: Astronaut accused of trying to kidnap romantic rival charged with attempted murder.”
In the first article it starts out revealing what exactly happened that day of the murder, the whole story. It doesn’t really have a flow to it. The writer attempts to go back and forth about what happened and what people are saying. There are many different people quoted in the article which gives the reader useful information. Harvey Wichman, former head of the Aerospace Psychology Laboratory at Claremont McKenna College was asked a few questions as well as a former high school classmate who declined to give a name. The Johnson Space Center would not respond for comment. Her attorney, Donald Lykkebak and a fellow astronaut, Steve Lindsey, who attended one of the hearings were also interrogated. The article really goes in depth about Lisa’s life growing up including a high school yearbook quote that said,” I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor.” According to the editorial, she was on the field hockey and track teams, and participated in class council, student government, the math team and the French honor society, among other organizations.
The second article is written a little different. It begins with exactly what she is accused for, charged, and how much exactly her bail was. Orlando Police Sgt. Barb Jones was quoted in the piece. The writer mentions that judge earlier Tuesday said she could be freed on $15,500 bail provided she stayed away from the other woman and wore a monitoring device. But the judge increased that amount after prosecutors filed attempted murder charges. The first article didn’t really go into the detail about any of the charges or bail money. Steve Lindsey is also quoted in this article as well as Chris Ferguson another fellow astronaut. A NASA spokesman by the name of James Hartsfield in Houston was quoted. In the second article, the writer gives a short bio of the man who she was chasing after, Navy Cmdr. William Oefilein while in the first article he was briefly mentioned.
When comparing the two, there was a certain piece of information that was told differently in each. In the article from Newsweek, Lisa’s relationship with Oefelein was described as “more than a working relationship, but less than a romantic relationship.” While in the article from CBS news, they declare that the police found a letter "that indicated how much Mrs. Nowak loved Mr. Oefelein.” Apparently, Police said Nowak told them that she only wanted to scare the other woman into talking to her about her relationship and didn't want to harm her.