Astronaut & engineer
Judith Resnik
The second American woman in space and an electrical engineer with a doctorate, killed with six others when Challenger broke up in 1986.
Judith Arlene Resnik was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She was the fourth woman, the second American woman and the first Jewish woman of any nationality to fly in space, logging 145 hours in orbit.
- Born
- 1949-04-05, Akron, Ohio, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1986-01-28, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USAA Tuesday, aged 36
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1949-04-05, Akron, Ohio, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 15°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 5°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 7°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 12°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 11°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 29°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 29°53′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 26°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 13°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 14°14′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1986-01-28, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 8°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 11°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 10°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 27°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 24°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 20°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 4°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 7°19′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Judith Resnik was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.