Who was Judith A. Resnik?

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Second American woman to go into space

Name: Judith A. Resnik
Occupation:
Astronaut
Born:
April 5, 1949 in Akron, Ohio

Education:
Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University
                  Doctorate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland


TIME IN SPACE

First Mission:
The Discovery, orbited the Earth 96 times
Second Mission: January 28, 1986- The Challenger STS 51-L
                           (the spaceship was destroyed one minute and 13 seconds after its launch)

Died: January 28, 1986 (age 36) in the Challenger accident