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. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, on which he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. Onizuka was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese origin to reach space.[1][2]
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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,...
EllisonOnizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (IATA: KOA, ICAO: PHKO, FAA LID: KOA) is the primary airport on the Island of Hawaiʻi, located in...
Smith was assigned as the pilot, and the mission specialists were EllisonOnizuka, Judith Resnik, and Ronald McNair. The two payload specialists were...
Onizuka may refer to: EllisonOnizuka (1946–1986), U.S astronaut who died in the 'Challenger' accident Katsuya Onizuka (born 1970), WBA Super Flyweight...
Onizuka Air Force Station or Onizuka AFS was a United States Air Force installation in Sunnyvale, California, at the intersection of State Route 237 and...
three of the crew PEAPs were activated: those of mission specialist EllisonOnizuka, mission specialist Judith Resnik, and pilot Michael J. Smith. The...
The Mid-Level Facility was renamed for the Hawaiʻi-born astronaut EllisonOnizuka, who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. It is located...
Challenger crew: (front row) Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair; (back row) EllisonOnizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik...
Deadwood character, in the film Men in Black 3, and played the role of EllisonOnizuka In the TV film Challenger. Young has many voice-over credits as well...
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Station. The installation was renamed Onizuka Air Force Station on July 24, 1986, in honor of Col. EllisonOnizuka, who lost his life in the Space Shuttle...
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Michael J. Smith (USN), mission specialists Dr. Ronald McNair, Lt. Col. EllisonOnizuka (USAF), Dr. Judith Resnik, and fellow civilian payload specialist Christa...
States (Hawaii) Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Kalaoa EllisonOnizuka Kona International Airport United States (Illinois) Chicago O'Hare...
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Smith's activation switch on the back of his seat means either Resnik or EllisonOnizuka likely activated it for him. Mike Mullane wrote: Mike Smith's PEAP...
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