Great Minds: Dr. Judith Resnik and the Icebusters

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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:
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/resnik_judith_with_photo_0.pdf
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Images

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Resnik_crater_5030_h2.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judith_A._Resnik,_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg
https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_rnrz6d68
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:STS-116_-_P5_Truss_hand-off_to_ISS_(NASA_S116-E-05765).jpg
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_182.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hubble_First_Servicing_EVA_-_GPN-2000-001085.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canadarm_1_-_STS-72.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Resnik#/media/File:STS-41-D_Crew_Enjoying_Space_-_GPN-2004-00024.jpg