Ellison S. Onizuka
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
June 24, 1946 Kealakekua, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1986 (aged 39) Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. |
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Other names
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Ellison Shoji Onizuka |
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Other occupation
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Research Engineer |
| CU-Boulder, B.S. and M.S. 1969 | |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel, USAF |
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Time in space
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3d 01h 33m |
| Selection | 1978 NASA Group 8 |
| Missions | STS-51-C, STS-51-L |
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Mission insignia
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Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut 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. He was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.
Born June 24, 1946, Onizuka was the oldest son and second youngest child of the late Masamitsu and Mitsue Onizuka. He was a Buddhist. He had two older sisters, Shirley and Norma, and a younger brother, Claude, who became the family spokesman after the Challenger disaster. Growing up, Ellison was an active participant in FFA,4-H, and the Boy Scouts of America, where he reached the level of Eagle Scout.
Onizuka graduated from Konawaena High School in 1964. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering in June 1969, and a Master of Science degree in that field in December of the same year, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He participated in U.S. Air Force ROTC during his time there and is an alumnus of Triangle Fraternity.
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