Judith Arlene Resnik was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot, and NASA astronaut who tragically died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded during mission STS-51-L. She was the second American woman to travel to space and the fourth woman globally, accumulating 145 hours in orbit. In her honor, the IEEE Judith Resnik Award for Space Engineering is named after her to recognize contributions in the field.
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Meaning of the name - Judith
praised, she who is praised
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Judith Resnik belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Akron
Place of Death: Cape Canaveral
Cause of Death: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Educated At: Firestone High School | University of Maryland | Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation: engineer | astronaut
Employers: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Awards Received: Ohio Women's Hall of Fame | NASA Distinguished Service Medal | Congressional Space Medal of Honor
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Ephemeris for April 5, 1949
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 5, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for April 5, 2024 |
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| Sun | 15 Aries 34 | 16 Aries 24 | 28 Gemini 3 |
| Moon | 5 Cancer 18 | 3 Pisces 39 | 10 Aries 54 |
| Mercury | 7 Aries 40 | 26 Aries 25 | 9 Gemini 12 |
| Venus | 12 Aries 41 | 0 Aries 40 | 15 Cancer 1 |
| Mars | 11 Aries 27 | 10 Pisces 41 | 6 Gemini 52 |
| Jupiter | 29 Capricorn 4 | 18 Taurus 21 | 0 Aquarius 40 |
| Saturn | 0 Virgo 25 | 14 Pisces 4 | 1 Virgo 49 |
| Uranus | 26 Gemini 58 | 21 Taurus 2 | 0 Cancer 36 |
| Neptune | 13 Libra 45 | 28 Pisces 5 | 12 Libra 23 |
| Pluto | 14 Leo 14 | 1 Aquarius 55 | 14 Leo 47 |
| Rahu | 26 Aries 25 | 15 Aries 48 | 22 Aries 27 |
| Ketu | 26 Libra 25 | 15 Libra 48 | 22 Libra 27 |
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