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Also known as Judith Arlene Resnik

American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)

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  • Impermissible Punishments
  • The Federal procedural system
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Acting · Akron, Ohio, USA

Known for

  • Challenger: The Final Flight — Self (archive footage)2020

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1922-08-30
Active to
2013-08-08

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Born
Judith Arlene Resnik , ( 1949-04-05 ) April 5, 1949, Akron, Ohio , U.S.
Died
January 28, 1986 (1986-01-28) (aged 36), North Atlantic Ocean
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery
Education
Carnegie Mellon University ( BS ), University of Maryland, College Park ( MS , PhD )
Awards
Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Space Flight Medal
Time in space
6d 0h 56m
Selection
NASA Group 8 (1978)
Missions
STS-41-D , STS-51-L ( Space Shuttle Challenger disaster )
Thesis
Bleaching Kinetics of Visual Pigments (1977)
Doctoral advisor
Felix Zajac

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Judith Resnik
date of birth
1949-04-05
date of death
1986-01-28
time in space
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birth name
Judith Arlene Resnik
name in native language
Judith Arlene Resnik
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Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She 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.

Recognized while still a child for her intellectual brilliance, Resnik was accepted at Carnegie Institute of Technology after becoming only the 16th woman in the history of the United States to have attained a perfect score on the SAT exam. She graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon before attaining a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland.

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