JUDITH RESNIK

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Jan 25 2026SCIENCE

Akron's Space Pioneer: Judith Resnik's Journey

Judith Resnik, a brilliant engineer from Akron, made history as the second American woman in space. She flew aboard the Discovery in 1984, but her life was tragically cut short when the Challenger exploded in 1986. Resnik was always confident about the safety of space missions, even joking that the

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