Ellison Onizuka

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Ellison Shoji Onizuka was an American astronaut, engineer, and U.S. Air Force flight test engineer from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, on which he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. Onizuka was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.

1946 — 1986  WikimediaWikidata
Ellison Shoji Onizuka, Ellison S. Onizuka
astronaut, engineer, military officer, Eagle Scout, Meritorious Service Medal, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA Astronaut Group 8, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, United States

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  • STS-51-C
    human spaceflight
  • STS-51-L
    twenty-fifth flight of the American Space Shuttle program
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