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

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1946-06-24
Death 1986-01-28
Gender:
Male
Americans,
English

Biographical notes:

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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Subjects:

  • Air Force Research
  • Astronautics
  • Challenger (Spacecraft)
  • Challenger (Space shuttle)
  • Engineering
  • Test pilots

Occupations:

  • Astronaut
  • Astronauts
  • Engineer
  • Military officers

Places:

  • FL, US
  • HI, US