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Ellison Onizuka

Also Known As Ellison Shoji Onizuka
United States

Ellison Onizuka was an American aerospace engineer and United States Air Force officer, the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese descent to fly in space, on a 1985 Space Shuttle Discovery mission. He was selected as a mission specialist for the January 1986 Challenger flight STS-51-L, his second spaceflight. Onizuka was among the seven crew members killed when Challenger broke apart shortly after launch, and he is remembered in Hawaii, his home state, through numerous schools and memorials named after him.

Facts
Birth Date
1946-06-24 3
Birth Year
1946 3
Death Date
1986-01-28 3
Death Year
1986 3
Nationality
American 3
Defining Contribution
American astronaut and U.S. Air Force flight test engineer who flew into space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C 3
Notable Mission
STS-51-C (Space Shuttle Discovery) 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Mission Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
1978 2
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Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationEllison Onizuka, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
Quote, Ellison Onizuka, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, on which he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L.
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2. Ellison Onizuka (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Ellison Onizuka lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Ellison Onizuka - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Born field
    Ellison Shoji Onizuka (1946-06-24)June 24, 1946 Kealakekua, Hawaii Territory, U.S.
  • Infobox, Born field, date figure
    Ellison Shoji Onizuka (1946-06-24)June 24, 1946 Kealakekua, Hawaii Territory, U.S.
  • Infobox, Born field, year figure
    Ellison Shoji Onizuka (1946-06-24)June 24, 1946 Kealakekua, Hawaii Territory, U.S.
  • Infobox, Died field
    January 28, 1986(1986-01-28) (aged 39) North Atlantic Ocean
  • Infobox, Died field, year figure
    January 28, 1986(1986-01-28) (aged 39) North Atlantic Ocean
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1 (nationality)
    Ellison Shoji Onizuka (Japanese: エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 鬼塚 承次, Hepburn: Onizuka Shōji; June 24, 1946 - January 28, 1986) 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.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1 (occupation)
    Ellison Shoji Onizuka (Japanese: エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 鬼塚 承次, Hepburn: Onizuka Shōji; June 24, 1946 - January 28, 1986) 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.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1 (mission)
    Ellison Shoji Onizuka (Japanese: エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 鬼塚 承次, Hepburn: Onizuka Shōji; June 24, 1946 - January 28, 1986) 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.
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Wikidata: Ellison Onizuka
Wikidata Q349365, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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