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, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 5, 2025 |
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| Sun | 15 Aries 34 | 16 Aries 9 | 29 Gemini 0 |
| Moon | 5 Cancer 18 | 23 Cancer 47 | 22 Aries 43 |
| Mercury | 7 Aries 40 | 26 Pisces 58 | 9 Gemini 31 |
| Venus | 12 Aries 41 | 25 Pisces 43 | 16 Cancer 14 |
| Mars | 11 Aries 27 | 25 Cancer 12 | 7 Gemini 35 |
| Jupiter | 29 Capricorn 4 | 16 Gemini 44 | 0 Aquarius 34 |
| Saturn | 0 Virgo 25 | 24 Pisces 58 | 1 Virgo 54 |
| Uranus | 26 Gemini 58 | 25 Taurus 0 | 0 Cancer 39 |
| Neptune | 13 Libra 45 | 0 Aries 14 | 12 Libra 23 |
| Pluto | 14 Leo 14 | 3 Aquarius 37 | 14 Leo 48 |
| Rahu | 26 Aries 25 | 26 Pisces 28 | 22 Aries 24 |
| Ketu | 26 Libra 25 | 26 Virgo 28 | 22 Libra 24 |
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