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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
