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Date of Birth |
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Childhood / Family |
He is survived by his wife, Lorna, and his two daughters |
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Education |
Bachelor and Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering
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Occupation |
Member of the Society of Flight Test Engineers, the Air Force
Association, the American Institute of aeronautics and Astronautics, Tau Beta
Pi, Sigma Tau, and the Triangle Fraternity |
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Military Service / Civilian |
Lieutenant Colonel USAF |
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Space Training / Specialty |
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Contribution to Space Travel |
First Asian-American in space. |
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Space Missions |
STS – 51C, STS – 51L, |
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Outside Activities |
He enjoyed running, fishing, hunting, and indoor/outdoor
sports |
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Interesting Fact(s) |
.He was assigned to the Air Force Flight Test Center at
Edwards Air Force Base, California, serving on the USAF Test Pilot School
staff initially as squadron flight test engineer and later as chief of the
engineering support section in the training resource branch. |
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Status |
Died in Challenger explosion on |
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Links |
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/onizuka.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellison_Onizuka http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/o/onizuka.shtml http://www.challenger.org/cc/cc_body_51onizuka.htm http://www.amfcse.org/honor/onizuka.htm http://www.onizuka.af.mil/ellison_onizuka.htm |
