Onizuka, Ellison S. (Ellison Shoji), 1946-1986
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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Date: 1946-06-24 (Birth) - 1986-01-28 (Death)
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Place: Hawaii
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Name Entry: Onizuka, Ellison S. (Ellison Shoji), 1946-1986
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