Ellison Onizuka
Astronaut and engineer with NASA
Born
June 24th, 1946
78 years ago
Died
1986
39 years ago — 40 years old
Category
Explorers & Adventurers
Country
United States
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An engineer and astronaut, contributed to space exploration as a NASA astronaut. Selected as one of the first members of the group of astronauts formed after the Apollo program. Flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery as a mission specialist for STS-51-L in 1986. Part of the crew that tragically lost their lives in the Challenger disaster. Worked on various missions that included research in microgravity and telecommunications. Notably the first Asian American astronaut in space.
Served on STS-51-L aboard Challenger
Conducted research in microgravity
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