#judith resnik

[teachersource]

Judith Resnik was born on April 5, 1949. An American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger during the launch of mission STS-51-L. Resnik was the fourth woman, the second American woman, and the first Jewish woman of any nationality to fly in space, logging 145 hours in orbit.

#judith resnik #astronauts #nasa #space shuttle challenger #women in space #women in history #women in science #science #science history #science birthdays #on this day #on this day in science history

[girlactionfigure]

The first Jewish American (and second woman) in space was Judith Resnik.

Of 8,000 NASA's space program applicants, only 35 were accepted into the program; she was one of just 6 women.

When The Challenger space shuttle exploded, just seconds after taking off from Kennedy Space Center, Resnik was among the seven crew members killed #ThisWeekInHistory in 1986.

She was given many posthumous honors, including the IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award, established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and awarded to an individual or team in recognition of outstanding contributions to space engineering.

May her memory be a blessing.

Jewish Women's Archive

#First Jewish Woman in Space #NASA #Judith Resnik #Challenger explosion

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Opera Society of Washington - Menotti's The Medium - Vinyl - LP - Columbia rec. - 1971

#witches #mediums #occult #vintage #menotti's the medium #gian carlo menotti #the medium #vinyl #columbia records #opera society of washington #regina resnik #jorge mester #judith blegen #1971 #opera

[lonestarflight]

"These six mission specialist astronaut candidates are the first women ASCANs to be named by NASA. They are, left to right, Rhea Seddon, Anna L. Fisher, Judith A. Resnik, Shannon W. Lucid, Sally K. Ride and Kathryn D. Sullivan. Along with these candidates, 14 other mission specialist candidates and 15 pilot astronaut candidates were presented during a press conference at the Johnson Space Center on Jan. 31, 1978. All 35 met the press in the larger Teague Auditorium and the women greeted photographers and other media representatives in the Public Affairs Office briefing room."

Date: January 31, 1978

NASA ID: S78-25633

#Astronaut #Astronaut Selection #Rhea Seddon #Anna L. Fisher #Judith A. Resnik #Shannon W. Lucid #Sally K. Ride #Kathryn D. Sullivan #NASA #Johnson Space Center #Houston #Texas #January #1978 #my post

[llunapastell]

post a screencap of your lock screen photo, a screencap of the last/current song listened to, as well as the last photo of a celebrity that you saved in your phone ✨

tagged by my sister wife: @milkandhyunnie 💗💗💗

tagging the cutest moots : @cantagallo @moonjoys @hyunebear @dramatical @winterfloral and anyone else who would like to play ☺️ (sorry if I’m tagging u in a game you already played/were tagged in)

#tag game #I’m in my re-entering my Blondie era #also that’s judith Resnik a bad ass astronaut who passed away on the challenger space mission #I like space if you couldn’t tell #this is so normie omg don’t judge me

[eretzyisrael]

Breaking barriers and reaching for the stars. Judith Resnik became the first Jewish American astronaut and second American woman in space #OnThisDay in 1984.

#OTD #1984 #NASA #Jewish American astronaut #🚀

[beardedmrbean]

A group of quick-thinking students stopped a man from kidnapping a child standing at a school bus stop in Maryland on Monday, police said. 

A child was waiting at a bus stop in the 17600 block of Towne Crest Drive at 7:20 a.m. when the suspect, 30-year-old Jamaal Germany, of Gaithersburg, “allegedly grabbed the child and pulled them toward an apartment building,” Montgomery County Police said in a news release. 

Several students who were also standing at the bus stop “attempted to intervene and the victim was able to break free,” police said. 

When the school bus arrived, all the students were able to board and reported the incident to school staff at Redland Middle School. 

Detectives identified Germany as the suspect, and he was arrested for attempted kidnapping.

He remained in Montgomery County Correctional Facility as of Tuesday morning, according to booking records. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer.

Police are asking for anyone who believes that they may have been a victim of Germany to contact police.

A neighbor who is the parent of a high school student, and declined to be identified, told NBC Washington that the apparent kidnapping attempt has happened before. 

“Apparently he was at the bus stop last week doing the same thing,” the parent said. 

Montgomery County Public Schools said that the district has asked for police presence at the bus stop where the incident took place.

The principals of Redland Middle School, and the nearby Judith A. Resnik Elementary School and Col. Zadok Magruder High School alerted parents about the incident in a letter, writing that the victim in the case was unharmed. 

“There will continue to be an increased security presence by both MCPS and MCPD today and tomorrow at the impacted bus stop. We are sharing this information with all three school communities given that the bus stop where the incident occurred is used by students from these schools,” the letter said. 

“Knowing that this may have been alarming for some of our students, we are providing social emotional support to all of the students who were at the bus stop and may have witnessed this,” the letter said. 

#nunyas news

[floridaboiler]

“NASA’s Day of Remembrance reflects not just those lost in pursuit of the stars – but all those who carry on the mission of human space exploration in their memory,” Singer said. “We continue to expand the frontiers of science and discovery to honor the men and women of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.”

NASA’s annual commemoration honors Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White Jr., and Roger Chaffee, lost during launch testing on Jan. 27, 1967; space shuttle Challenger astronauts Francis "Dick" Scobee, Michael Smith, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe, lost on takeoff on Jan. 28, 1986; and space shuttle Columbia astronauts Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon, lost during post-mission reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the loss of the Columbia crew.

Source

https://twitter.com/DonGalasso

#NASA Day of Remembrance #Fourth Thursday #January

[newsatsix1986]

What happened in The Newsreaderland 37 years ago today?

Helen, Dale and Noelene nailed their breaking broadcast on the whim, Helen got her position back and an office alliance was beautifully formed. Certainly, the 29th January 1986 was a historic and personal day to remember for our Newsreader crew.

It has also been 37 years today (29th January in Australian time, 28th January in American time) since the Challenger Disaster happened. These poor astronauts and their loved ones! The footage is still devastating to watch, and our show depicted it poignantly.

We also remember these seven today, and their bravery for scientific greatness. Ellison Onizuka. Christa McAuliffe. Gregory Jarvis. Judith Resnik. Michael J. Smith. Francis "Dick" Scobee. Ronald McNair.

Here is a real Australian news broadcast from the day of the Challenger Disaster - an ABC news bulletin from Brisbane, with newsreaders Ron Markland and Janet Wilson, and a cross to newsreader for the Australian ABC in the US; Richard Palfreyman. I find it interesting that in our show, Geoff accused Helen of being too emotional on air, but the newsreaders in this real bulletin (especially Palfreyman) also showed their sadness on air too. It’s very emotional how Palfreyman read out the list of victims and the families they were going to leave behind. Made me tear up, that’s for sure.

https://youtu.be/oJnfciPWHq0

#helen norville #anna torv #dale jennings #sam reid #noelene kim #michelle lim davidson #the newsreader #challenger disaster #Australian news #a historic day for the world for sure #those seven beautiful people - what a tragedy #Youtube

[47burlm]

Still Flying With Angel’s

On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger explodes,

Front row, from left: astronauts Mike Smith, Dick Scobee, Ron McNair; back row, from left: Ellison Onizuka, schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis and Judith Resnik.   

[the-telescope-times]

Apollo 1 fire January 27, 1967

Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White, Roger B. Chaffee

Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion January 28, 1986

Michael J. Smith, Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, S. ChristaMcAuliffe, Gregory B. Jarvis, Judith A. Resnik

Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster February 1, 2003

Rick Douglas Husband, William “Willie” Cameron McCool, Michael P. Anderson, Ilan Ramon, David McDowell Brown, Kalpana “KC” Chawla, Laurel Blair Salton Clark

May their spirits continue to soar.

#Youtube #NASA

[ashleybenlove]

I’m watching one of the episodes of that Challenger doc on Netflix and they show an interview that Tom Brokaw did with one of the astronauts who died that January day, Dr. Judith Resnik, and he’s like “She is single” as a descriptor (along with playing the piano and being a runner). At least the fact that she had a doctorate came first, I guess.

#ashleybenlove posts #May her memory be a blessing #Let's not get into the fact that a reporter who might have been Walter Cronkite said 'Oriental' to describe an Asian person

[lonestarflight]

Space Shuttle: Canadarm

Officially named the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, or SRMS. "In 1969, Canada was invited by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to participate in the Space Shuttle program. At the time what that participation would entail had not yet been decided but a manipulator system was identified as an important component. Canadian company DSMA ATCON had developed a robot to load fuel into CANDU nuclear reactors; this robot attracted NASA's attention. In 1975, NASA and the Canadian National Research Council (NRC) signed a memorandum of understanding that Canada would develop and construct the Canadarm.

NRC awarded the manipulator contract to Spar Aerospace (now MDA). Three systems were constructed within this design, development, test, and evaluation contract: an engineering model to assist in the design and testing of the Canadarm, a qualification model that was subjected to environmental testing to qualify the design for use in space, and a flight unit."

"The Remote Manipulator System is plugged on a side panel (left side) of the pyaload bay. The shoulder is on the front (near the cabin) and 15.3 m long (35.7 cm of diameter). It is fasten by three points on the payload bay. It could have been plugged on the right side of the Orbiter but it has never be done because the Ku antenna must be moved. Only one arm can be controlled by the crew (rear wall), even if the wires are already plugged to control two.

Its weight is 411 kg on Earth (carbon fibre), it can move payload of 29 tons in orbit. But it can't move its own weight on Earth, so to test it, it was lay on wheels. Equipped with video camera (one on the elbow and one wrist), it can move payload, bring them back or even act as a ladder for the astronauts during the EVAs. Finally, due to its high mobility it can also be used to look at different parts of the Orbiter."

"The first Canadarm was delivered to NASA in April 1981. Astronaut Judith Resnik developed the NASA software and onboard operating procedures for the system. In all, five arms – Nos. 201, 202, 301, 302, and 303 – were built and delivered to NASA. Arm 302 was lost in the Challenger accident."

source, source, source, source

NASA ID: STS002

#Space Shuttle #Orbiter #NASA #Space Shuttle Program #Canadarm #my post

[jbrackettssa]

Today, I want to take a moment to recognize the achievements of Judith Resnik, an American astronaut who made history as the second American woman in space. Resnik was born on April 5, 1949, in Akron, Ohio, and earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1970. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 1977.

Resnik was selected by NASA in 1978 to be a mission specialist in the space shuttle program. She first flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1984 as part of the crew of mission STS-41D. During this mission, Resnik helped deploy three satellites and conducted various experiments in space. She later flew aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1986 as part of the crew of mission STS-51L. Tragically, this mission ended in disaster when the Challenger was destroyed shortly after liftoff, killing all seven crew members, including Resnik.

Judith Resnik was a brilliant scientist and a trailblazer for women in the field of space exploration. Her contributions to the space shuttle program and her legacy as a pioneering astronaut will never be forgotten.

This is her flightsuit worn while training.

#NASA #seec2023 #johnsonspacecenter #spacecenterhouston #STEM #astronaut #WomenInSTEM #SolarSystemAmbassador

#nasa #space #solarsystemambassador #explorepage #spaceflight #astronaut #challenger

[man-and-atom]

At the going down of the Sun, and at its rising, we will remember them

27 January 1967

Roger Chaffee

Virgil “Gus” Grissom

Edward White

28 January 1986

Gregory Jarvis

Christa McAuliffe

Ronald McNair

Ellison Onizuka

Judith Resnik

Francis “Dick” Scobee

Michael Smith

1 February 2003

Michael Anderson

David Brown

Kalpana Chawla

Laurel Clark

Rick Husband

William McCool

Ilan Ramon

#on this date #in memoriam #apollo #challenger #columbia #The Stars Are Ours

[ad-astrah]

Okay, but Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek encapsulate one of the reasons why I love fiction and stories and entertainment so much. Because it represents our culture and it can inspire change. In the 1960s, people saw a future where a black woman was treated as an equal and had a highly-trained, highly-specialized position as part of an elite crew and was an officer amongst that crew. There was a Japanese man and a Russian man who were equally accepted as part of the crew, too (because at the time, that was kind of a big deal. Lots of people still held hostility toward Japanese-Americans and the Cold War was at its peak, making Chekov an unlikely character to be standing alongside Americans in space).

Nichelle's role on TOS inspired so, SO many young girls, particularly girls of color, to pursue careers in science; to join NASA; to speak out for civil rights; to let their voices be heard; to become actresses who could inspire the next generation of young black girls.

She inspired MLK; she inspired Whoopi Goldberg who went on to be in TNG; she recruited Sally Ride (first female American astronaut), Judith Resnik (one of the first female astronaut recruits who perished during the Challenger launch in 1986), Guion Bluford (first African-American astronaut), and Ronald McNair (the second African-American astronaut recruit who also perished in the Challenger tragedy); she inspired countless young women to become scientists and to join NASA. She showed them, through playing a fictional character in a sci-fi series, that you are equal; that you can be successful; that you can do anything you damn well please if you set your mind to it.

#god idk if this even sounds comprehensible #I just wanted to vomit some words #I'm feeling some things #nichelle nichols #star trek