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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, 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.
Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space. He was a member of NASA’s Astronaut Class of 1978, also known as the Thirty-Five New Guys, the first astronaut class in nearly a decade and also the first to include women, Hispanics and Asian and African Americans.
Following this dream, Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka became the first Asian astronaut to fly in space and blazed a path that began on that small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to the heavens above the earth.
May 24, 2024 · He was the first Asian American astronaut, the first astronaut of Japanese descent, the first person from Hawai‘i in space, and the first Buddhist in space. Onizuka was born in Kealakekua, in rural Kona on the island of Hawai‘i, in 1946, before the related archipelago became the state of Hawai‘i.
ELLISON S. ONIZUKA (COLONEL, USAF) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born June 24, 1946, in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii. Died January 28, 1986. He is survived by his wife, Lorna, and two daughters. He enjoyed running, hunting, fishing, and indoor/outdoor sports. EDUCATION: Graduated from Konawaena High School, Kealakekua, Hawaii, in 1964;
Feb 26, 2019 · When the space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, the tragedy took the lives of seven astronauts. Among them was Col. Ellison Onizuka, an Air Force veteran and Nasa astronaut who became the first Asian-American to fly to space. Fast Facts: Ellison Onizuka. Born: June 24, 1946 in Kaelakekua, Kona, Hawaii.
Feb 10, 1986 · Ellison Onizuka was a mission specialist on last year’s classified military flight of Discovery, but he was perhaps most appreciated among colleagues for his gentle, unassuming...
Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American in space, died Jan. 28, 1986 on the space shuttle Challenger.
Ellison Onizuka was born June 24, 1946, in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii. Onizuka graduated from Konawaena High School, Kealakekua, Hawaii, in 1964 and went on to receive bachelor and master of...
Onizuka Space Science Day is dedicated to the memory of the seven Challenger astronauts, who on January 28, 1986 lost their lives in pursuit of their dreams. Their courage and ambition continues to inspire all. Jan. 28 marked the 35th anniversary of the accident that took the lives of Ellison Onizuka and six crewmates.
