Judith Resnik
Judith Resnik · Technology & Engineering
Electrical engineer and NASA astronaut, first Jewish American in space; died in the Challenger disaster
1949, Akron, Ohio, USA — 1986, over the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
United States
Judith Resnik is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Electrical engineer and NASA astronaut, first Jewish American in space; died in the Challenger disaster
Resnik was an electrical engineer with a doctorate who became the second American woman and the first Jewish American in space, flying aboard Discovery in 1984. She was raised in an observant Jewish family in Akron, the daughter of a Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant. She died in the 1986 Challenger disaster; NASA and Jewish communities honor her as a pioneer.
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Source: Jewish Standard / NASA
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Electrical engineer and NASA astronaut, first Jewish American in space; died in the Challenger disaster
Source: Jewish Standard / NASA
