Onizuka, Ellison S. (Ellison Shoji), 1946-1986

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Onizuka, Ellison S. (Ellison Shoji), 1946-1986

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Onizuka

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Ellison S.

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Ellison Shoji

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1946-1986

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エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 1946-1986

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エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ

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1946-1986

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鬼塚 承次, 1946-1986

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鬼塚 承次

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1946-1986

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1946-06-24

June 24, 1946

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1986-01-28

January 28, 1986

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Ellison Shoji Onizuka (エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 鬼塚 承次, Onizuka Shōji, June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) was 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 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.

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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n86105656

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10570998

https://viaf.org/viaf/6417525

https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n86105656

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q349365

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Air Force Research

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