Deceased
How Did Judith Resnik Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 36Also known asJudith A. Resnik, Judy ResnikGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/04/1949Born inAkron, Ohio, USADied28/01/1986 (aged 36)Died inCape CanaveralCauseSpace Shuttle Challenger disasterWikidataQ49284 ↗Buried atArlington National CemeteryTMDb#2785595 ↗
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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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
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| 2020 | Challenger: The Final FlightSeries | Self (archive footage) | 71 |