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Judith Resnik: Honoring the First Jewish Astronaut, 40 Years After Challenger
13 Feb 2026 21:01 GMT
… the astronauts who died was Judith Resnik, the first Jewish astronaut … NASA in 1978 — the same year as the first American woman astronaut … , Sally Ride — Resnik had worked … First Jewish Astronaut.” In 2018, Resnik appeared in No …
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Akron astronaut Judith A. Resnik was true American hero | Local history
25 Jan 2026 11:40 GMT
… trained astronaut Judith A. Resnik was a special guest in 1979 when the NASA … their hero.
A child prodigy
Judith Arlene Resnik was born April 5, 1949 … . She valued her privacy.
NASA recruits astronauts
Resnik moved to California in 1977 …
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Widow of Challenger astronaut Ron McNair reflects on tragic day 40 years later
29 Jan 2026 20:47 GMT
… seven crew members, including Houston astronaut Ron McNair.
His widow, Cheryl … crew: Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Francis “Dick” Scobee, Mike Smith … .
Ron McNair was an accomplished astronaut with a PhD from MIT …
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Q&A – Part 1 Challenger’s Tragedy & NASA’s Contributions
29 Jan 2026 18:35 GMT
… - 40th Anniversary & NASA’s Technological Contributions
Each … , Mission Specialists Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, and Ronald McNair, and … a schoolteacher trained with NASA’s astronauts for that mission, … to send a non-astronaut into space to help …
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KC-area astronaut, teacher reflect on 40th anniversary of Challenger disaster
29 Jan 2026 03:05 GMT
… Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik. (NASA via AP)
Steve Hawley — … went through the NASA Astronaut Corps with McNair, Onizuka, Resnik and Scobee.
“ … shared experience.”
Courtesy of NASA
Astronaut Judith Resnik, a mission specialist aboard …
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Science People Astronaut Had a Close Call Before His Friends Died in the Challenger Explosion. What He Remembers (Exclusive)
28 Jan 2026 23:50 GMT
… received phone calls from NASA astronauts Dick Scobee and Mike … McAuliffe, Gregory B Jarvis, Judith A Resnik, (front row, left … Hart notes that five NASA astronauts aboard the doomed shuttle … sacrifices of the seven astronauts.
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NASA Honors Challenger Crew on 40th Anniversary with Solemn Tributes, Renewed Commitment to Safety
28 Jan 2026 21:24 GMT
… astronauts. Families from the Columbia and Apollo tragedies joined NASA … presidential message said the astronauts’ legacies are “etched … Ronald E. McNair, Judith A. Resnik, and Ellison S. … 2003, killed seven more astronauts and prompted another searching …
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Akron native, astronauts honored on 40th anniversary of Challenger explosion
28 Jan 2026 19:59 GMT
… , 1986, the seven astronauts on the Challenger lost their … killed was Akron native Judith Resnik, a NASA astronaut, who was the … second American woman astronaut in … space and the first Jewish American in space. Resnik …
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How Challenger tragedy inspired NASA manager from Utah classroom to launchpad
29 Jan 2026 06:08 GMT
… Scobee, Pilot Michael Smith, and astronauts Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, … every job he could at NASA.
"The second [opportunity … 39;s now time for NASA to explore further.”
Today, … , overseeing the boosters for NASA's Artemis mission …
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Judy Resnik remembered: 40 years after Challenger disaster, Akron astronaut's legacy endures
28 Jan 2026 16:53 GMT
… the seven astronauts on board.
Among them was Judith “Judy” Resnik, an Akron … rising star in NASA’s space program
Resnik earned a doctorate in … electrical engineering and joined NASA’s astronaut …