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American computer scientist

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 then-estranged wife NASA astronaut Anne McClain of wrongfully accessing their bank accounts. However, those accusations were subsequently shown to be false and Worden was indicted by a Grand Jury in March 2020 on two counts of lying to federal investigators. Her trial is in spring of 2022, and she faces up to 10 years in prison.[2]

Education[edit]

Worden was born in Kansas. She attended Canton Galva High School and University of Texas at San Antonio. She earned a business degree and aerospace minor; she was in the Air Force ROTC program.[3]

Worden is a graduate of Rice University, where she earned her MBA. She is an alumnus of the NSA Cryptologic School, and has advanced degrees in Strategic Intelligence and Digital Forensics.[4]

Worden worked for 13 years in the US 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, a woman-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business.[5][6]

Personal life[edit]

Worden was married to NASA astronaut Anne McClain from 2014 until 2019.[7] The couple separated in 2018, after Worden was arrested for Family Violence with Injury on McClain; the charges were dismissed at McClain’s request prior to her December 2018 space flight.[8]

In 2019 Worden accused McClain of inappropriately accessing bank accounts from outer space.[9] This claim was the first public allegation of a crime committed outside of planet Earth.[10] Worden was later charged with two counts of making false claims to federal authorities,[11] and McClain was cleared.[12][13]

Worden has a son, Briggs.[14] She conceived the boy through in vitro fertilization and carried by a surrogate.[15] Worden and McClain shared custody of the child until their divorce.[16]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ “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.
  3. ^ “Summer Worden Wiki [Anne McClain Wife], Bio, Age, Son, Family, Net Worth”. Wali Kali. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. ^ “Who is Summer Worden? Bio, Net Worth, Son, Divorce, Husband”. HollywoodsMagazine. 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  5. ^ “Summer Worden Accuses Astronaut Ex-Wife Of Hacking Her Bank Account From Space”. YourTango. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  6. ^ “Filly Intelligence LLC”. informationsecurity.report. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ “A top NASA astronaut accused of hacking her estranged spouse’s bank account from space”. NBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ “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.
  11. ^ “Woman who accused NASA astronaut wife of hacking bank account charged with false allegations”. NBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  12. ^ Yancey-Bragg, N’dea. “NASA astronaut’s estranged wife charged with lying about space crime allegation”. USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  13. ^ “Anne McClain’s estranged wife indicted on charges of lying about space crime”. KREM. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  14. ^ Cleary, Tom (2019-08-25). “Summer Worden: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know”. Heavy.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  15. ^ “A top NASA astronaut accused of hacking her estranged spouse’s bank account from space”. NBC News.
  16. ^ 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.