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Sept. 10, 2008 / 1:59 PM

Hearing set in astronaut love triangle

At left, Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak of the STS-121 pictured in a June 13, 2006 file photo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to take part in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT. At right, Nowak is pictured in her police mug shot taken by the City of Orlando Police Department on February 5, 2007. Nowak was fired from NASA on March 7, 2007 after being charged on February 6, 2007 with attempted kidnapping and burglary with assault related to an incident with crew mate Colleen Shipman. Orlando Police say that Nowak drove 900 miles and donned a disguise before confronting Shipman, who she believed was a competitor for the affections of Navy Cmdr. William Oefelein, an unmarried fellow astronaut. (UPI Photo/NASA/Orlando Police Department/FILE)

At left, Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak of the STS-121 pictured in a June 13, 2006 file photo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to take part in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT. At right, Nowak is pictured in her police mug shot taken by the City of Orlando Police Department on February 5, 2007. Nowak was fired from NASA on March 7, 2007 after being charged on February 6, 2007 with attempted kidnapping and burglary with assault related to an incident with crew mate Colleen Shipman. Orlando Police say that Nowak drove 900 miles and donned a disguise before confronting Shipman, who she believed was a competitor for the affections of Navy Cmdr. William Oefelein, an unmarried fellow astronaut. (UPI Photo/NASA/Orlando Police Department/FILE) | License Photo

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A Florida appeals court has scheduled a hearing next month in the case of former astronaut Lisa Nowak accused of attempting to kidnap a romantic rival.

The 5th District Court of Appeal will hear arguments Oct. 21 on whether to let stand a circuit judge's order to toss out Nowak's statements to police and evidence found in her car, the Orlando Sentinel reported Wednesday.

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Orange County Circuit Judge March Lubet ruled an Orlando police detective failed to adequately advise Nowak of her constitutional rights after her arrest.

He also ruled police failed to properly obtain permission to search her vehicle which was parked at a motel near Orlando International Airport.

Nowak gained national attention in February 2007 when she drove from Houston to Orlando and attacked Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman who she believed was a competitor for the affections of an unmarried fellow astronaut.

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