Lesbos in Space: Alleged Victim of ‘First Crime in Space’ Admits She Lied About NASA Astronaut Ex-Wife

Summer Heather Worden, the ex-wife of NASA astronaut Anne McClain, pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement after she previously accused McClain of committing the first crime in outer space.

Worden, a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer, entered her guilty plea on Nov. 13, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Worden, 50, a resident of Sedgwick County, Kan., claimed McClain guessed the password for her bank account and “illegally accessed” it while she was in the International Space Station in July 2019, federal prosecutors say.

“However, Worden had actually opened the account in April 2018. Both parties had accessed it until January 2019 when Worden changed the credentials. The investigation revealed Worden had granted her spouse access to her bank records from at least 2015, including her login credentials,” the release from the DA’s office continued.

McClain, 46, and Worden were married from 2014 to 2019. McClain, 46, a West Point graduate who served in Iraq, joined NASA in 2013, The New York Times reports. She most recently served as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission, which began in March, and saw her return to Earth in August, according to the outlet. (Read more from “Lesbos in Space: Alleged Victim of ‘First Crime in Space’ Admits She Lied About NASA Astronaut Ex-Wife” HERE)

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