Judith Arlene Resnik was the daughter of Sarah P. (Belfer)[1] and Dr. Marvin Resnik. Judith's parents were both Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine.
Judith Resnik married and divorced Michael Oldak, an electrical engineer and lawyer.
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.
1949 | Born in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA. | |||||
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1970 | Batchelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University. Married Michael Oldak (to 1975). | |||||
1977 | Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland. | |||||
1978 | Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 8. [2] | |||||
1984 | Flew on Discovery STS-41-D as MS3 with Henry Hartsfield, Michael Coats, Richard Michael Mullane, Steven Hawley and Charles D. Walker. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal. [3] | |||||
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1986 | Flew on Challenger STS-51-L as MS2 with Dick Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ellison Onizuka, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. [3] Died in the crash resulting from the explosion of the Challenger. | |||||
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2004 | Awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. [4] |
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