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Judith Resnik

United States

Judith Resnik was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut, the second American woman to fly in space, following her first mission aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1984. She was selected as a mission specialist for the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger flight STS-51-L, her second spaceflight. Resnik was among the seven crew members killed when Challenger broke apart shortly after launch on January 28, 1986, one of the most closely studied disasters in the history of American spaceflight.

Facts
Birth Date
1949-04-05 3
Birth Year
1949 3
Death Date
1986-01-28 3
Nationality
American 3
Notable Mission
STS-51-L 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Mission Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
1978 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Judith Resnik - Wikipedia

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Judith Resnik - Wikipedia
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Judith Resnik
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Judith Resnik (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Judith Resnik lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Judith Resnik - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1949-04-05
  • Early life
    was born in Akron, Ohio, on April 5, 1949
  • Infobox, death_date
    1986-01-28
  • Lead, sentence 1
    was an American electrical engineer
  • Lead, paragraph 5
    Her second Shuttle mission was STS-51-L
  • Judith Resnik, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    At age 28, Resnik was selected by NASA as a mission specialist.
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    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.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    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.
  • In Group: Space Shuttle Astronauts, Lead sentence
    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.
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Wikidata: Judith Resnik
Wikidata Q49284, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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