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In 1984, ice was accumulating on the side of the Space Shuttle Discovery, spelling possible disaster, luckily it was the first mission of Dr. Judith Resnik, and the Canadarm.
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Sources:
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/resnik_judith_with_photo_0.pdf
science.howstuffworks.com/space-shuttle8.htm
space.com/19436-columbia-disaster.html
prime.jsc.nasa.gov/ROV/rms.html
news.google.com/newspapers?id=BHkfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CF4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6758%2C109838
ieee-aess.org/membership/awards/ieee-judith-resnik-award
https://www.cmu.edu/piper/news/archives/2011/march/judyresnik.html
smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/q-a-nichelle-nichols-aka-lt-uhura-and-nasa-180943982
asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm/default.asp
asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/canadarm2/canadarm-canadarm2-canadarm3-comparative-table.asp
Images
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Resnik_crater_5030_h2.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judith_A._Resnik,_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg
asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_rnrz6d68
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:STS-116_-_P5_Truss_hand-off_to_ISS_(NASA_S116-E-05765).jpg
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_182.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hubble_First_Servicing_EVA_-_GPN-2000-001085.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canadarm_1_-_STS-72.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Resnik#/media/File:STS-41-D_Crew_Enjoying_Space_-_GPN-2004-00024.jpg
This video was sponsored by DataCamp. Data is everywhere! Use SciShow’s link to get the first chapter of any DataCamp course for FREE: bit.ly/3AwSN09
In 1984, ice was accumulating on the side of the Space Shuttle Discovery, spelling possible disaster, luckily it was the first mission of Dr. Judith Resnik, and the Canadarm.
SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org
----------
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet & Jason A Saslow!
----------
Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
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Sources:
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/resnik_judith_with_photo_0.pdf
science.howstuffworks.com/space-shuttle8.htm
space.com/19436-columbia-disaster.html
prime.jsc.nasa.gov/ROV/rms.html
news.google.com/newspapers?id=BHkfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CF4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6758%2C109838
ieee-aess.org/membership/awards/ieee-judith-resnik-award
https://www.cmu.edu/piper/news/archives/2011/march/judyresnik.html
smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/q-a-nichelle-nichols-aka-lt-uhura-and-nasa-180943982
asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm/default.asp
asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/canadarm2/canadarm-canadarm2-canadarm3-comparative-table.asp
Images
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Resnik_crater_5030_h2.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judith_A._Resnik,_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg
asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_rnrz6d68
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:STS-116_-_P5_Truss_hand-off_to_ISS_(NASA_S116-E-05765).jpg
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_182.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hubble_First_Servicing_EVA_-_GPN-2000-001085.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canadarm_1_-_STS-72.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Resnik#/media/File:STS-41-D_Crew_Enjoying_Space_-_GPN-2004-00024.jpg
