will be recognized through future decades as having created milestones in the development of space as a resource for all humankind." The Challenger Center was established in 1986 by the families of the Challenger crew, including Resnik's brother, Charles, in honor of the crew members. Its goal is to increase children's interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Julie Fulton portrayed Resnik in the 1990 made-for-TV movie Challenger. See also List of female astronauts Footnotes Notes References External links Challenger's Enduring Mission Autographed Letter of Astronaut Judy Resnik Shapell Manuscript Foundation 1949 births 1986 deaths Accidental deaths in Florida American people of Israeli descent American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering alumni Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Jewish-American history NASA civilian astronauts People from Akron, Ohio Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Space Shuttle program astronauts Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Space Shuttle Challenger disaster victims Systems engineers University of Maryland, College Park alumni Women astronauts American women engineers