Description: Three photographs document Akron native Judith Resnik's astronaut candidate training from May to August 1978. In the first photograph Resnik is preparing to simulate a parachute jump at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. In the second photograph, taken in Homestead, Florida, Resnik is completing a water survival course, to prepare her for emergency ejection from an aircraft over water. In a third photograph, taken at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas, Resnik is shown training in a T-38 aircraft with pilot Dr. Richard A. Laidley. The photographs measure 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). Resnik (1949-1986) was born in Akron and graduated from Firestone High School. She earned 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. She began working at RCA as a design engineer in 1971 and 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. She was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1978. During her first mission in space, Resnik and the crew of the Discovery became known as "Icebusters" by successfully removing hazardous ice particles from the orbiter using the Remote Manipulator System. Resnik was killed during her second mission on January 28, 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3110_3671676_003
Subjects: Transportation; Science and Technology; Ohio Women; Flight; Aeronautics; Astronauts; Space flight; Resnik, Judith, 1949-1986; Discovery (Spacecraft); Challenger (Spacecraft); Airplanes
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio); Enid (Oklahoma); Homestead (Florida); Houston (Texas)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the Gulf Building in Houston, Texas. Youngstown pipe was used in the construction of this building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F50_009
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry; Gulf Building (Houston, Tex.)
Places: Houston (Texas)
 

Description: Two photographs show Akron native Judith Resnik in January 1978, when she was named an astronaut candidate. The photographs measure 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). Resnik (1949-1986) was born in Akron and graduated from Firestone High School. She earned 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. She began working at RCA as a design engineer in 1971 and 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. She was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1978. During her first mission in space, Resnik and the crew of the Discovery became known as "Icebusters" by successfully removing hazardous ice particles from the orbiter using the Remote Manipulator System. Resnik was killed during her second mission on January 28, 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3110_3671690_001
Subjects: Transportation; Science and Technology; Ohio Women; Flight; Aeronautics; Astronauts; Space flight; Resnik, Judith, 1949-1986; Discovery (Spacecraft); Challenger (Spacecraft)
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio); Houston (Texas)
 

Description: Mademoiselle Hortense Rhea is an actress from Brussels, Belgium, who studied in Paris and lived in Russia. She came to the United States in the 1880s, primarily performing in plays including Much Ado About Nothing, La Dame aux Camélias and Adrienne Lecouvreur. The souvenir includes poems written about her and excerpts from newspaper articles about her performances. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS559_B13F17_001_01
Subjects: Arts and entertainment; Performers; Theater--Ohio; Actresses;
Places: Muskingum County (Ohio)