Astronaut Anne McClain’s ex-wife sentenced to prison for false space crimes
Summer Heather Warden goes to prison.
The ex-wife of NASA astronaut Anne McClain was sentenced to three months in federal prison after falsely accusing McClain of illegally accessing her bank account while in space in 2019, according to a Feb. 12 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. She pleaded guilty in November 2025 to lying to law enforcement.
The 51-year-old was sentenced to two years of supervised release and must pay $210,000 in restitution, the press release states. She faced up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to the New York Times.
According to the statement, Worden claimed that McClain (with whom he has a son) “guessed her password and fraudulently accessed her bank account” while she was in space on the International Space Station in July 2019, while the couple was in the middle of their divorce.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said, “Even after an internal investigation exonerated his ex-spouse, Warden continued to promote false claims in the press and hired media consultants to amplify his claims. Evidence further shows that Warden published personal information about his ex-spouse.”
