Newly trained astronaut Judith A. Resnik was a special guest in 1979 when the NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The 30-year-old ...

AKRON, Ohio — This week marks 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a tragedy that stunned the nation, halted America’s space program, and forever changed the lives of families, ...

When astronaut Judith Resnik returned to visit friends and family in Akron, she would often stop at her alma mater, Firestone High School, to speak with students and visit her favorite teachers. One ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KWTX) - On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff, killing all seven crew members, including Texas resident Judith Arlene Resnik, the second ...

Judith A. Resnik was an exceptionally bright student who had the right stuff for the NASA space program. Akron engineer was the second American woman in space, flying aboard the shuttle Discovery in ...

Resnik and six other crew members died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986. She wasn’t worried. Newly trained astronaut Judith A. Resnik was a special ...