The politician and the astronaut -- a title fit for a political novel or Hollywood blockbuster. But for Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly, it's simply real life. For Giffords', the only distance that did worry her was when her husband was in space. And yet, in a tragic and ironic twist- it was Giffords' job that proved to be more dangerous of the two – when she was shot in the head at a meet and greet event in her Arizona district.