What is Judith Resnik?
{{Infobox astronaut | name = Judith Resnik | image = Judith A. Resnik, official portrait (cropped).jpg | caption = Resnik in September 1978 | type = [[NASA]] [[astronaut]] | status = Killed during mission | nationality = American | birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|04|05}} | birth_place = [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|01|28|1949|04|05}} | death_place = {{nowrap|[[Cape Canaveral, Florida|Cape Canaveral]], [[Florida]], U.S.}} | occupation = [[Engineer]] | selection = [[List of astronauts by selection#1978|1978 NASA Group]] | time = 6d 00h 56m | mission = [[STS-41-D]], [[STS-51-L]] | insignia = [[File:Sts-41-d-patch.png|50px]] [[File:STS-51-L.svg|50px]] | awards = {{CS Medal of Honor}} }} '''Judith Arlene Resnik''' (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an [[Americans|American]] [[engineer]], [[pilot]] and [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. She died when the [[Space Shuttle Challenger|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'']] was [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|destroyed]] during the launch of mission [[STS-51-L]]. She was also aboard [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] for its first mission, [[STS-41-D]] in 1984. She spent 145 hours in space. She was the first [[Jewish]] American in space and the first Jewish woman in space. Resnik was born in [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]]. Her family was Jewish. She earned [[Academic degree|degrees]] at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]]) and the [[University of Maryland]] ([[Ph.D.]]). She was married to Michael Oldak from 1970 until their [[divorce]] in 1975. On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' broke apart 73 seconds after launch. Resnik and all six others aboard died.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/resnik_judith.pdf|title=Biographical Data|publisher=[[NASA]]|date=December 2003|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.o