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Judith Resnik Astronaut

Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut who died when the Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed during the launch of mission STS-51-L.Resnik was the second American female astronaut, logging 145 hours in orbit. She was a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and had a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland. The IEEE Judith Resnik Award for space engineering is named in her honor.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 05, 1949
Birth place	Akron Ohio
Date of death	January 28, 1986
Place of death	Cape Canaveral , Florida

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