| Judith Arlene Resnik | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Killed during mission |
| Born | April 5, 1949 Akron, Ohio |
| Died | January 28, 1986 Cape Canaveral, Florida |
| Other occupation | Engineer |
| Space time | 6d 00h 56m |
| Selection | 1978 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-41-D, STS-51-L |
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Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut who died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger during the launch of mission STS-51-L. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. 1957 - Man In Space Soonest Group 1 - USA Neil A Armstrong, Albert S STS-41-D was the first space shuttle mission for Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. STS-51-L was the twenty-fifth flight of the American Space Shuttle program, which marked the first time a civilian had flown aboard the Space Shuttle Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster took place on January 28 1986 when ''Challenger'', a Space Shuttle operated by NASA, broke apart NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States Space Shuttle Challenger ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099 was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service STS-51-L was the twenty-fifth flight of the American Space Shuttle program, which marked the first time a civilian had flown aboard the Space Shuttle
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Life
Resnik was born in Akron, Ohio and attended Hebrew school. Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Judith A. Resnik has one brother, Charles, four years younger. Her parents were Marvin, an optometrist, and Sara Resnik. Optometry is a health care profession concerned with Eyes and related structures as well as vision, Visual systems and vision information A graduate of Firestone High School, she excelled in math and played classical piano. She received a B. S. in electrical engineering from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University in 1970, the year she married fellow student Michael Oldak. Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of Engineering that deals with the study and application of Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They divorced in 1974 because Michael wanted children; Judith wanted to focus on her career. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Resnik then earned a Ph. D. in electrical engineering in 1977 at the University of Maryland. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research After graduation from Carnegie Mellon, she was employed at RCA as a design engineer, and later worked with various NASA projects contracted to the company.
While working toward her doctorate, Resnik was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health as a biomedical engineer. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. Later, she was a systems engineer with Xerox Corporation. Xerox Corporation ( (name ˈziːrɒks is a global document management company which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction
Astronaut
Resnik was selected for the astronaut program in January 1978, serving as a mission specialist on the maiden voyage of Discovery, from August to September 1984. STS-41-D was the first space shuttle mission for Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of Launches This is a list of Spaceflights launched in 1984. Deep-space rendezvous There were no deep-space rendezvous in 1984! She was likewise a mission specialist aboard Challenger for STS-51-L. [1][2][3]
Legacy
Resnik crater, located within the Apollo impact basin on the far side of the Moon, was named in her honor. Resnik is a small lunar crater that is located within the interior of the huge Apollo impact basin, on the Moon 's far side. Far Side of the Moon, in original French, La face cachée de la lune, is a 2003 film by Robert Lepage.
A dormitory at Carnegie Mellon is named in her honor and there is a statue commemorating her on the grounds. The school library at Firestone High School, Resnik's high school alma mater, was also named after her.
Fairlawn Elementary School in her hometown of Akron was renamed to Judith A. Resnik Community Learning Center when it reopened in December 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. There is also an elementary school in Gaithersburg, Maryland named in her honor, having been opened in 1992. Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. As of 2005, the city had an estimated total population of 57698 making it the fourth largest in Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Judy Resnik Drive, a street in Randolph, NJ was also named after Resnik. Randolph is a Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
Resnik was portrayed by Julie Fulton in the 1990 TV movie Challenger. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Challenger is an ABC TV-movie based on the events surrounding the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster.
Frankfurt incident
On January 5, 2003, a 31-year old mentally disturbed German student named Franz Strambach stole a small motor glider and flew it around several skyscrapers in Frankfurt-am-Main, threatening to crash into the European Central Bank headquarters. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. See Also Glider A Motor Glider is a Fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power The European Central Bank (ECB is one of the world's most important Central banks responsible for Monetary policy covering the 15 member countries of the He claimed on German television after his arrest that his purpose was to kill himself in order that he be "reunited" with Resnik in the hereafter. [4]
References
- ^ Biographical Data - Judith A. Resnick. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (December 2003). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
- ^ The 51-L Crew: Judy Resnick. The Challenger Center.
- ^ Remarks of Senator John Glenn, Memorial Service For Judith Resnik. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1986-02-03). Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
- ^ "Frankfurt pilot 'too sick' for trial", BBC News, 2003-11-07. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
External links
- Archive.org Cache of Judith Resnik reference site (dead)
- Judith Resnik at Find A Grave
- Judith Resnik at Find A Grave
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