NASA is investigating first crime committed in the Outer Space

In what seems to be first crime committed in outer space, U.S. space agency NASA is investigating a case againt Astronaut Anne McClain, who has been accused of identity theft and improperly accessing her estranged wife's private financial records while on a sixth-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronaut's spouse Summer Worden filed a complaint earlier this year with the Federal Trade Commission after learning McClain had accessed her bank account without permission, while Worden's family filed another complaint with NASA's Office of Inspector General, according to Times newspaper.

McClain's Advocate has stated that astronaut had done nothing wrong and accessed the bank records while aboard the ISS in order to monitor the couple's combined finances something she had done over the course of their relationship.

NASA investigators have contacted both women, according to Times newspaper.

McCain has denied the allegations in a short statement on Twitter and has tweeted that,“There’s unequivocally no truth to these claims. We’ve been going through a painful, personal separation that’s now unfortunately in the media. I appreciate the outpouring of support and will reserve comment until after the investigation. I have total confidence in the IG process".

McClain,returned to Earth in June, gained fame for being one of two women picked for a historic all-female spacewalk, but NASA scrapped the planned walk in March due to a lack of well-fitting spacesuits, sparking accusations of sexism.

Source HT