Judith Resnik

Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 - January 28, 1986) was an astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion during the launch of the mission STS-51-L.

Bizarre 2003 Airplane Incident

On January 5, 2003, a mentally disturbed student, Franz Strambach, cruised with a stolen motor glider between the high-rise builings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany. He threatened to crash into the European Central Bank building and declared that this was to remind the public of the fate of Judy Resnik, his idol http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2629523.stm, who he believed received less attention because she was Jewish. He was arrested after two hours of flight. His website is still online. http://www.judith-resnik.info/resnik.htm

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January 5 - 2003 - Franz Strambach - Motor glider - Frankfurt - Germany - European Central Bank - Jewish

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