Ellison Onizuka - Honolulu, Oahu, HI
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N 21° 18.764 W 157° 50.802
4Q E 619615 N 2357196
The grave of American astronaut Ellison Onizuka is located at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Waymark Code: WMRCJH
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2016
Views: 4
On January 24, 1985, Ellison Shoji Onizuka became the first Asian-American, the first Japanese-American, and the first Hawaiian in space as an astronaut on the space shuttle Discovery. He died on his second spaceflight onboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, seventy-three seconds after lifting off from Cape Canaveral. He was 39.
The cemetery is open daily.
Sept. 30 thru March 1, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
March 2 thru Sept. 29, from 8:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.
On Memorial Day, the cemetery is open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Description:
Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut from Kealakekua, 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, and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.
Date of birth: 06/24/1946
Date of death: 01/28/1986
Area of notoriety: Science/Technology
Marker Type: Plaque
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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