Judith Resnik
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Judith Arlene Resnik 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.
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Resnik in July 1979
Resnik poses with the rest of the Space Shuttle Discovery crew during the STS-41-D mission.
Resnik on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-41-D mission, with an "I love Tom Selleck" sticker on her locker. A handwritten card reads: "Hi Dad".
Resnik's flight suit on display at the Space Center Houston
Amy Resnik, wife of Charles Resnik, touches the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial after a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance.Awards 3
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Shannon LucidAlso won Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Berenice AbbottAlso won Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
Lucy Webb HayesAlso won Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
Ilan RamonAlso won Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Gus GrissomAlso won Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Ruby DeeAlso won Ohio Women's Hall of FameAbout this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 1986 · aged 36
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