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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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for April 5, 1949
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 5, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 5, 2026 |
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| Sun | 15 Aries 34 | 15 Aries 55 | 29 Gemini 58 |
| Moon | 5 Cancer 18 | 26 Scorpio 39 | 4 Taurus 40 |
| Mercury | 7 Aries 40 | 18 Pisces 14 | 9 Gemini 55 |
| Venus | 12 Aries 41 | 7 Taurus 26 | 17 Cancer 27 |
| Mars | 11 Aries 27 | 26 Pisces 47 | 8 Gemini 17 |
| Jupiter | 29 Capricorn 4 | 16 Cancer 8 | 0 Aquarius 29 |
| Saturn | 0 Virgo 25 | 6 Aries 2 | 1 Virgo 59 |
| Uranus | 26 Gemini 58 | 28 Taurus 59 | 0 Cancer 43 |
| Neptune | 13 Libra 45 | 2 Aries 22 | 12 Libra 23 |
| Pluto | 14 Leo 14 | 5 Aquarius 17 | 14 Leo 49 |
| Rahu | 26 Aries 25 | 7 Pisces 9 | 22 Aries 20 |
| Ketu | 26 Libra 25 | 7 Virgo 9 | 22 Libra 20 |
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