Ellison Onizuka

Astronaut and engineer with NASA

Ellison Onizuka - Astronaut and engineer with NASA
Born

June 24th, 1946
79 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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