BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born April 5, 1949, in Akron, Ohio. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Black hair; brown eyes; height; 5 feet 4 inches; weight: 110 pounds EDUCATION: Graduated from Firestone High School, Akron, Ohio, in 1966; received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1970, and a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 1977. MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried. RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: She is a classical pianist, and also enjoys bicycling, running, and flying during her free time. ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, IEEE Committee on Professional Opportunities for Women, American Association of University Women, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Mortarboard, and Senior Member of the Society of Women Engineers. SPECIAL HONORS: Graduate Study Program Award, RCA, 1971; American Association of University Women Fellow, 1975-1976; and NASA Space Flight Medal. EXPERIENCE: Upon graduating from Carnegie-Meelon University in 1970, Dr. Resnik was employed by RCA located in Moorestown, New Jersey; and in 1971, she transferred to RCA in Springfield, Virginia. Her projects while with RCA as a design engineer included circuit design and development of custom integrated circuitry for phased-array radar control systems; specification, project management, and performance evaluation of control system equipment; and engineering support for NASA sounding rocket and telemetry system programs. Dr. Resnik authored a paper concerning design procedures for special-purpose integrated circuitry. Dr. Resnik was a biomedical engineer and staff fellow in the Laboratory of Neurophysiology at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, from 1974 to 1977, where she performed biomedical research experiments concerning the physiology of visual systems. Immediately preceding her selection by NASA in 1978, she was a senior systems engineer in product development with Xerox Corporation at El Segundo, California. NASA EXPERIENCE: Dr. Resnik was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January, 1978. In August, 1979, she completed a 1-year training and evaluation period, making her eligible for assignment as a mission specialist on future Space Shuttle flight crews. Dr. Resnik has worked on a number of projects in support of orbiter development, including experiment software, the Remote Manipulator System (RMS), and training techniques. Dr. Resnik was a mission specialist on STS 41-D which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 30, 1984. She was accompanied by spacecraft commander Hank Hartsfield, pilot Mike Coats, fellow mission specialists Steve Hawley and Mike Mullane, and payload specialist Charlie Walker. This was the maiden flight of the orbiter Discovery. During this 7-day mission the crew successfully activated the OAST-1 solar cell wing experiment, deployed three satellites, SBS-D, SYNCOM IV-2, and TELSTAR 3-C, operated the CFES-III experiment, the student crystal growth experiment, and photography experiments using the IMAX motion picture camera. The crew earned the name "Icebusters" in successfully removing hazardous ice particles from the orbiter using the Remote Manipulator System. STS 41-D completed 96 orbits of the Earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 5, 1984. With the completion of her first space flight, Dr. Resnik has logged 144 hours and 57 minutes in space. SEPTEMBER 1984
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NAME: Judith A.
Resnik (Ph. D.), NASA Astronaut