Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24 1946 – January 28 1986) was an American astronaut from Kealakekua Kona Hawaii who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on which he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. He was the first Asian-American to reach space.
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