As a small child, Judith Resnik showed a great musical talent and began to seriously consider a career in music. But, she ultimately decided upon a career in electrical engineering.
Judith Resnik earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and soon went to work for RCA. Her first assignment was to work with the missile and surface radar division, and then onto the service division. In 1974, she joined the staff of the National Institutes of Health as a staff scientist in the neurophysiology laboratory. During this time, she continued her schooling at the University of Maryland, where she earned a Ph. D. in electrical engineering.
She then went on to a job as a product developer at Xerox. It was at this time when Judith Resnik's life
took a dramatic turn. the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) began to accept women into the space program. Resnik was always drawn to solving problems and discovering
new frontiers. The perfect avenue for her talents was provided by NASA. In 1978, Judith joined the staff of NASA
as one of the first six women ever accepted to the U.S. Space Program. On August 30, 1984, Judith became the second
woman to fly on space on the six-day mission of Discovery.
Her next mission was on the Challenger spacecraft. As everyone knows, on January 26, 1986, the Challenger exploded shortly after take-off. She would have specialized in testing equipment and doing experiments in orbit.
