Summer Worden
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Summer Worden (born 1975) is a former intelligence officer for the United States Air Force and Intelligence Community. She is the founder of a technology and security service company, Filly Intelligence LLC.[1] Worden became the first person to file an accusation of a crime committed in outer space when she accused her estranged then-wife NASA astronaut Anne McClain of wrongfully accessing their bank accounts. However, those accusations were subsequently disproven and Worden was indicted by a grand jury in March 2020 on two counts of lying to federal investigators. Her trial was in spring of 2022 and she faces up to 10 years in prison.[2]
Career[edit]
Worden worked for 13 years in the United States Air Force and Intelligence Community. She also led a team for the National Security Administration. She has served in special access programs relating to nuclear security. Worden also worked as the Director of Risk and AML at USAA Financial.[1]
She founded Filly Intelligence in 2012.[3][4]
Personal life[edit]
Worden was married to NASA astronaut Anne McClain from 2014 until 2019.[5] The couple separated in 2018 after Worden was arrested for domestic violence against McClain; the charges were dismissed at McClain's request prior to her December 2018 space flight.[6]
In 2019, Worden accused McClain of inappropriately accessing bank accounts from outer space.[7] This claim was the first public allegation of a crime committed in space.[8] Worden was later charged with two counts of making false claims to federal authorities,[9] and McClain was cleared.[10][11]
Worden has a son named Briggs.[12] She conceived the boy through in vitro fertilization, and he was carried by a surrogate.[13] Worden and McClain shared custody of the child until their divorce.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Summer Worden". Lesbians Who Tech & Allies. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Woman charged with falsely claiming officer accessed her bank account from International Space Station". United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Summer Worden Accuses Astronaut Ex-Wife Of Hacking Her Bank Account From Space". YourTango. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Filly Intelligence LLC". informationsecurity.report. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ August 2019, Meghan Bartels 24 (24 August 2019). "A NASA Astronaut's Divorce Has Sparked Claims of a Crime in Space: Report". Space.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "A top NASA astronaut accused of hacking her estranged spouse's bank account from space". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ Baker, Mike (2019-08-23). "NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Accused by Spouse of Crime in Space". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Woman Who Alleged Estranged Astronaut Wife Committed Space Crime Now Accused Of Lying To Authorities". Oxygen Official Site. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Woman who accused NASA astronaut wife of hacking bank account charged with false allegations". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ Yancey-Bragg, N'dea. "NASA astronaut's estranged wife charged with lying about space crime allegation". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Anne McClain's estranged wife indicted on charges of lying about space crime". KREM. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ Cleary, Tom (2019-08-25). "Summer Worden: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "A top NASA astronaut accused of hacking her estranged spouse's bank account from space". NBC News.
- ^ Mosher, Dave. "Astronaut Anne McClain brought her 4-year-old son to a NASA photo shoot before flying to space, and the pictures will melt your heart". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-04-14.