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Judith Resnik

1981-1986Photograph, documentaryblack and whiteJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Picture of Judith Resnik with a caption stating her association with the University of Maryland, College Park. Undated. She received her Ph.D. here in Electrical engineering and was one of the second women astronauts to orbit the earth in the space shuttle Discovery. She died in the explosion of the Challenger in 1986.
Century:1901-2000
Temporal subject: 1981-1990
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:College Park
Topical subjects:Alumni & alumnae
Astronauts
Engineering
Portrait photographs
Portraits
Resnik, Judith, 1949-1986
University of Maryland, College Park
Repository:University Archives
Browse terms:University of Maryland
University AlbUM Browse terms:People
Collection:University AlbUM
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