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Ellison Onizuka
Ellison Shoji Onizuka is an American astronaut and 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 the Mission Specialist for the STS-51-L mission. He was the first Asian American and the first Japanese to enter space.
NationalityAmerican
BornJune 24, 1946, Kealakekua, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1986, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.
Other namesEllison Shoji Onizuka
Other occupationResearch Engineer
Alma materCU-Boulder, B.S. and M.S. 1969
RankColonel, USAF
Time in space3d 01h 33m
Selection1978 NASA Group 8
MissionsSTS-51-C, STS-51-L

About Ellison Onizuka

Astronaut Ellison Onizuka was born on June 24, 1946 in Kealakekeua, Hawaii, United States (He dies at the age of 39, on January 28, 1986).

Astronaut was the first Asian-American to fly into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C.

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Ellison Onizuka before becoming famous

Ellison Onizuka was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1946 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

He was a test pilot in the United States Air Force before being chosen for NASA's astronaut program.

Achievement of Ellison Onizuka

He was a passenger aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed shortly after launch when a fuel tank exploded.

Ellison Onizuka's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his wife Lorna Leiko Yoshida, whom he married in 1969, he had two daughters.

Ellison Onizuka Collabed with

When the Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed, Astronaut Judith Resnik was also a member of the crew.

Ellison Onizuka Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Ellison Onizuka updated on March 17 2023.