Ellison Onizuka American astronaut from Kealakekua Kona Hawaii first Asian American to reach space later died in the Space Shuttle Challenger accident
Ellison Onizuka is a 39 years old American astronaut from Kealakekua Kona Hawaii first Asian American to reach space later died in the Space Shuttle Challenger accident from . Ellison Onizuka was born on June 24, 1946 (died on January 28, 1986, he was 39 years old) in .
About
No, he died on 01/28/1986, 38 years ago. He was 39 years old when he died. He died in Cape Canaveral and buried in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific .
Awards (2)
Awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor , awarded NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1985 ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Colorado and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
What was Ellison's zodiac sign?Ellison Onizuka zodiac sign was cancer.
Other facts about Ellison Onizuka
Place of death | Cape Canaveral |
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Nationality | United States |
Status | Deceased; killed during mission |
Type | NASA |
Place of burial | National Memorial Cemetery Of The Pacific |
Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
Manner of death | Accident |
Military rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Significant event | Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster |
Date of death | 1986-01-28T00:00:00Z |
Given name | Ellison |
Part of | NASA Astronaut Group 8 |
Military branch | United States Air Force |
U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10570998 |
Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ANCExplorer%20Challenger%20memorial.jpg |
Time in space | 4413 |
Astronaut mission | STS-51-C , series ordinal: 1 |
Employer | NASA , position held: astronaut |