Legacy
Since her death, Resnik has been awarded posthumous honors. Numerous public buildings and facilities have been named after her, mostly schools and educational facilities, including a dormitory at her alma mater, Carnegie Mellon, and the main engineering lecture hall at the University of Maryland.
The IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award was established in 1986 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is presented annually to an individual or team in recognition of outstanding contributions to space engineering in areas of relevance to the IEEE.
She was also honored by the naming of lunar crater Resnik, located within the Apollo impact basin on the far side of the Moon.
Resnik has been portrayed in numerous works of nonfiction and fiction, including the 1990made for TV movie Challenger in which Julie Fulton portrayed her.
On February 23, 2010, she was named one of ten finalists to represent Ohio in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Resnik has many streets, schools, community centers, and other structures named for her in numerous locations.
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