Judith Resnik avatar

Judith Resnik (Astronaut) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

love 400,989 FANS LOVE
🎉 Countdown to Judith Resnik's birthday 🎂
  • -- Days
  • -- Hours
  • -- Minutes
  • -- Seconds
Judith Resnik
Judith Arlene Resnik is an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, NASA pilot and astronaut who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the launch of mission STS-51. -L. Resnik is the second American woman in space and the fourth woman in space in the world, logging 145 hours in orbit. She was the first Jewish woman to have a nationality in space. The IEEE Judith Resnik Prize for Space Engineering is named in her honor. Judith Resnik was admitted to Carnegie Mellon after being one of only 16 women in US history to achieve a perfect SAT score at that time. She then obtained her electrical engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon before earning her doctorate. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland.
NationalityAmerican
BornApril 05, 1949, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1986, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Other occupationEngineer
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University, B.S. University of Maryland, PhD.
Time in space6d 00h 56m
Selection1978 NASA Group
MissionsSTS-41-D, STS-51-L

About Judith Resnik

Judith Resnik
Judith Resnik

Astronaut Judith Resnik was born in Akron, Ohio, United States on April 5, 1949. She dies at the age of 36, on January 28, 1986.

The Challenger explosion sadly killed the second American female astronaut and the first American Jewish astronaut. She had previously served on a mission aboard the Discovery.

All info about Judith Resnik can be found here. This article will clarify all information about Judith Resnik: biography, net worth, career, talent, spouse and breakup...

Judith Resnik before becoming famous

Judith Resnik was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1949 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She received a flawless SAT score in high school and went on to Carnegie Mellon University to study electrical engineering.

Achievement of Judith Resnik

She logged 145 hours in space as mission specialist on the maiden voyage of Space Shuttle Discovery, two years before the Challenger accident.

Judith Resnik's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Judith Resnik
Judith Resnik

She married fellow Carnegie Mellon University student Michael Oldak, but the couple split four years later.

Judith Resnik on Social Media

Judith Resnik Collabed with

TV Actress Nichelle Nichols, who played communications officer Uhura in the classic Star Trek series, motivated her to join NASA.

Judith Resnik Income & Net worth

Judith Resnik's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: an astronaut. Information about her net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Judith Resnik.

Judith Resnik Height and Weight

How tall is Judith Resnik? Information about Judith Resnik height in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by AllFamous.org. Or you can contact us to let us know how tall of Judith Resnik.

People also ask about Judith Resnik

What is Judith Resnik's real name?

When is Judith Resnik's birthday?

When did Judith Resnik die?

At what age did Judith Resnik die?

Where is Judith Resnik from?

When was Judith Resnik born?

Reference: Wikipedia, Tiktok, Youtube, Instagram and Twitter.

Latest information about Judith Resnik updated on March 22 2023.