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