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Judith Resnik
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American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)
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Judith Arlene Resnik was an American astronaut and engineer born in Akron, Ohio, on April 5, 1949. She was educated at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Maryland. Resnik was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 8 and worked for NASA. She served as a crew member on the STS-41-D and STS-51-L missions.
Resnik died on January 28, 1986, in Cape Canaveral, as a result of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Her death was classified as accidental. She was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. During her career, she received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. She spoke English.
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Film & TV
Akron, Ohio, USA
Known for
- Challenger: The Final Flight — Self (archive footage)2020
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Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 8
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Akron
- Place of death
- Cape Canaveral
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- University of Maryland
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Judith A. Resnik, official portrait (cropped).jpg
- Significant event
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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- Commons category
- Judith Resnik
- date of birth
- 1949-04-05
- date of death
- 1986-01-28
- manner of death
- accidental death
- time in space
- 8696
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- birth name
- Judith Arlene Resnik
- cause of death
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
- P12749
- Herbert Schade
- member of the crew of
- STS-51-L
- name in native language
- Judith Arlene Resnik
- P450
- STS-51-L
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Encyclopedic overview
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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