Astronaut says she did not give consent to car search

FORMER astronaut Lisa Nowak, 44, consented to a police search of her car after she allegedly confronted a romantic rival, and she appeared in control during an interview with police, a detective testified yesterday.

Nowak, pictured, was in court to ask a judge to throw out evidence against her, including the five-hour police interview and evidence found in the car. Her attorney argues that she didn’t consent to the search and wasn’t advised of her rights before questioning.

Nowak, 44, was arrested in February after allegedly confronting Colleen Shipman, the girlfriend of a former space shuttle pilot Nowak had been seeing. Authorities say Nowak stalked Shipman at the Orlando airport and attacked her with pepper spray.