Ellison Onizuka

Oficiální znak (patch) mise STS-51-L se jmény sedmičlenné posádky.

Mission Specialist on STS-51-L, the first Asian-American in space.

Born 24 June 1946 in Kealakekua, Hawaii, to a family of Japanese descent. He served as a flight test engineer in the U.S. Air Force. In January 1985, as a crew member of STS-51-C, he became the first Asian-American in space. On Challenger's STS-51-L he flew his second and final mission.

NationalityUSA

Born24 June 1946

Died28 January 1986

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SPACEFLIGHTS

STS-51-L28 January 1986

STS-51-L was the twenty-fifth mission of the Space Shuttle program. On 28 January 1986, 73 seconds after launch, the orbiter Challenger broke apart when a frost-embrittled O-ring in its right solid rocket booster failed — the entire seven-member crew died, including teacher Christa McAuliffe.open article →

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