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Człowiek i Astronautyka => Osobistości => Wątek zaczęty przez: Orionid w Czerwca 25, 2024, 23:57
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Ellison Shoji Onizuka (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/astros/157.htm) został wyselekcjonowany w ramach NASA grupa 8 (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/astros/nasa8.htm) (1978).
157. człowiek w kosmosie.
Jego pierwsza misja STS-51C Discovery (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/astros/157.htm) trwała 03d 01h 33m 23s.
Jego drugi lot STS-51L Challenger (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/loty/sts51l.htm) został przerwany w T+73s, kiedy to zaczęła się destrukcja wahadłowca.
06.1969 ukończył studia na Uniwersytecie Kolorado i uzyskał tytuł licencjata w dziedzinie aeronautyki i astronautyki, a w grudniu uzyskał tytuł magistra w tej samej dyscyplinie.
07.1975 rozpoczął pracę w Centrum Testów Lotów Sił Powietrznych w Edwards AFB w Kalifornii.
Pracował w Szkole Pilotów Doświadczalnych, najpierw jako inżynier prób w locie eskadry, a następnie jako kierownik sekcji pomocy technicznej w Oddziale Sił Wsparcia Szkolenia Bojowego i Sprzętu.
29.01.1985 został przydzielony jako specjalista misji do załogi wahadłowca STS-51L.
Całkowity jego nalot na różnych samolotach wyniósł około 1700 godzin.
28.01.1986 podpułkownik Sił Powietrznych Ellison Shoji Onizuka zginął w wieku 39. lat.
03.06.1986 został pochowany na cmentarzu Punchbowl Memorial w Honolulu na Hawajach jako 7. uczestnik katastroficznej misji.
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/onizuka_ellison.pdf
http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/onizuka_ellison.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/o/onizuka.html
https://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/o/onizuka-e.php
https://mek.kosmo.cz/bio/usa/00158.htm
https://www.kozmo-data.sk/kozmonauti/onizuka-ellison-shoji.html
https://www.astronaut.ru/crossroad/157.htm
https://www.april12.eu/usaastron/onizuka157ru.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellison_Onizuka
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellison_Onizuka
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/name-tag-shuttle-astronaut-onizuka/nasm_A19970599000
https://onizukamemorial.org/biography
https://www.amfcse.org/ellison-s-onizuka
https://www.colorado.edu/afrotc/about-us/remembering-our-fallen/colonel-ellison-shoji-onizuka
https://losangelesexplorersguild.com/2022/01/28/space-shuttle-challenger-memorial-and-ellison-s-onizuka-memorial/
VA https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=4473.msg169101#msg169101
NG-16 https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=4701.msg168839#msg168839
KHW https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=800.msg166745#msg166745
Ellison Onizuka, Astronaut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr_QNrcZVrg
https://twitter.com/SallyRideSci/status/1790040580568850623
https://twitter.com/airandspace/status/1487115807473557504
https://x.com/NASAhistory/status/1672613050547937281
https://twitter.com/NASAhistory/status/1792948469029556287
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Public Funeral Service Held for 7th Astronaut
AP June 4, 1986
Lieut. Col. Ellison S. Onizuka of the Air Force was remembered as a humble hero as he was buried in a Buddhist ceremony Monday. It was the last public funeral service for the seven astronauts killed aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
After an honor guard fired a 21-gun salute and a buglar played ''Taps,'' Air Force jets flew over the cemetery in a ''missing man'' formation.
Colonel Onizuka, 39 years old, who is from Keopu on Hawaii Island, was buried near the grave of the World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, which overlooks Honolulu. (...)
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/04/us/public-funeral-service-held-for-7th-astronaut.html
Ellison Shoji Onizuka: The First Asian American in Space
May 24, 2024 By Valerie Neal
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Onizuka with youngsters in 1985.
(...) His first flight in January 1985 was a classified mission for the Department of Defense, so little is known about its purpose and Onizuka’s specific role, other than that the mission was successful. All five members of the crew were military officers, and it was one of three flights that included a crewmate directly from the Department of Defense rather than NASA. Onizuka logged 74 hours in space on this mission. (...)
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/ellison-onizuka-first-asian-american-space
https://x.com/CUEngineering/status/1396106076727152640
https://twitter.com/Herioc_Zebra/status/1005288251236573184
I had the honor and privilege of visiting the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, in Honolulu Hawaii. I paid respects to a great American hero, Lieutenant Colonel Ellison Shoji Onizuka and NASA Mission Specialist, who died in the Challenge disaster on January 28th, 1986.
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Lorna Onizuka (20.07.1949-27.07.2024) [75]
https://twitter.com/realhomerhickam/status/1817990548914913773
I just learned Lorna Onizuka of @JAXA_en has passed away. During troubling times when I was the training manager on Spacelab-J, she was my friend, my colleague, and my mentor. She got me through with her wise advice and encouragement. I wrote lovingly about her in "Don't Blow Yourself Up." She was Challenger crew member El Onizuka's widow. Thank you for being you, Lorna. RIP.
Ellison and Lorna Onizuka 💕
https://x.com/hatdrummer1/status/1818116641261003261
http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum38/HTML/002606.html
https://twitter.com/Astro_Naoko/status/1818426292167229927
Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Lorna Onizuka. Lorna, known as the "Mother of Astronauts," was both caring and inspiring. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.
Challenger astronaut's widow reflects on end of U.S. shuttle program
By Rich Phillips, CNN July 3, 2011 -- Updated 1224 GMT (2024 HKT)
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Lorna Onizuka lost her husband, mission specialist Ellison Onizuka, in the 1986 Challenger disaster.
From her home in Houston, she spoke to CNN as NASA's shuttle program nears its final launch, scheduled for July 8.
"It's a bit sad that the program is coming to an end. And a bit hard to fathom that it's been over a span of 30 years," she said. "But, nonetheless, every one of them would feel a sense of privilege and honor to have been part of it all."
Inside her home, Onizuka, a Buddhist, pays tribute to her late husband.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/07/03/shuttle.challenger.widow/index.html
https://roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/roundup/237
Challenger Center Mourns Passing of Founding Family Director Lorna Onizuka
Blogs | 7.31.2024
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It is with deep sadness we share the news of the passing of Lorna Onizuka, a founding family member of Challenger Center and the widow of Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist of Challenger STS-51L. Lorna’s unwavering dedication and tireless efforts, alongside the other families of the Challenger crew, played a crucial role in establishing Challenger Center as the lasting tribute to their loved ones.
Founding Chair June Scobee Rodgers reflected on Lorna’s profound impact:
“We’re so very sad to lose our friend Lorna. She will be missed dearly. She had a marvelous sense of humor and possessed the rare gift of bringing light and levity to tense and sad situations—a quality we often needed, particularly during the early years of Challenger Center. We will forever cherish the many years of friendship we shared. On behalf of Challenger Center, we send all our love and prayers to her wonderful children Janelle and Darien.”
Lorna’s leadership and passion have been invaluable to Challenger Center since its inception in 1986. Her contributions helped shape our mission and vision over the past 38 years, leaving a legacy of exploration and inspiration. We will be forever indebted to her for her ongoing support.
Our hearts go out to Lorna’s children, her extended family, and her many friends during this difficult time.
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Challenger Center Founding Family Directors (L to R) Dr. Charles Resnik, Lorna Onizuka, Jane Smith Wolcott, Cheryl McNair, Hon. Steven McAuliffe, Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, Marcia Jarvis
https://challenger.org/news-insights/passing-of-lorna-onizuka/
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One of my heroes, Ellison Onizuka once said, "Being in space I observed the Earth from a renewed perspective. There are no lines separating countries, nations, or states. From the window aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, Earth is one world and we are one people."
https://x.com/Astro_Wakata/status/1828422901684474327
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Pierwszy lot astronauty zaczął się w styczniu...
NASA History Office @NASAhistory 4:33 PM · Jan 24, 2025
“Your vision is not limited by what your eyes can see, but by what your mind can imagine" –Ellison Onizuka
40 years ago today, Ellison Onizuka flew to space aboard Discovery for the STS-51C mission. #NASARemembers this hero who perished in the Challenger disaster in Jan 1986.
https://x.com/NASAhistory/status/1882813867220160784
51-C https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=6208.msg196493#msg196493
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Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut,
engineer, and U.S. Air Force flight test engineer from Kealakekua, Hawaii, first Asian American and the first person of Japanese origin to reach space.
https://twitter.com/LawyerAcademic/status/1883451115729228008
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Misja STS-51-C Discovery była pierwszą misją wahadłowca, podczas której został wyniesiony ładunek dla Pentagonu.
Bardzo ikoniczna postać.
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Ellison Onizuka, first Asian-American astronaut, brought Hawaii to space
Jan. 25, 2016, 2:41 PM GMT+1 By Charles Lam
Ellison Onizuka was a local boy who made it to space.
Born in the community of Kealakekua in rural Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, Onizuka grew up playing among coffee plants and as a member of the Boy Scouts and the FFA.
He would eventually leave Hawaii for the mainland, and on Jan. 24, 1985, he became the first Asian-American, the first Japanese-American, and the first Hawaiian in space as an astronaut on the space shuttle Discovery. (...)
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Ellison Onizuka eating on the space shuttle Discovery during STS-51-C, his first spaceflight. Courtesy of NASA
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A Buddhist shrine for Ellison Onizuka and the Challenger crew at the 2011 Onizuka Space Science Day at El Camino College in California. Courtesy of the Foundation for Ellison S. Onizuka
In Ukiha, Japan, Onizuka’s grandparents’ hometown, there stands an Ellison Onizuka Bridge. In Hawaii, a visitor’s center on Mauna Kea bears his name. Two astronomical features, an asteroid and a crater on the moon, are also named named for him, as well as multiple streets, including one in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo, which also hosts a memorial to the Challenger — a scale model of the shuttle. (...)
Even after his passing, Onizuka has left an impact on people — from current, retired, and future astronauts, to students and educators. American international travelers also carry a piece of Onizuka's memory with them: a quote from him appears on the final page of each U.S. passport.
“Every generation has the obligation to free men’s minds for a look at new worlds … to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation,” it reads. (...)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/ellison-onizuka-first-asian-american-astronaut-brought-hawaiian-spirit-space-n502101
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ASTRONAUT ELLISON S. ONIZUKA SPACE CENTER
The Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Space Center is located at Kona International Airport. The space center is an educational facility dedicated to the memory of Hawaii’s first astronaut who perished during the Challenger Mission in 1986. The Center’s interactive exhibits and videos tell the history of manned space flight, physics and daily life in space. (...)
https://aviation.hawaii.gov/airfields-airports/hawaii/astronaut-ellison-s-onizuka-space-center/
Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award
NEA presents the Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award to a nominee whose activities in Asian and Pacific Islander affairs significantly impact education and the achievement of equal opportunity for Asians and Pacific Islanders. (...)
https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/conferences-events/human-civil-rights-awards-program/categories/onizuka
https://onizukamemorial.org/
https://challengercenterhawaii.com/the-challenger/ellison-onizuka/
Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969 12:06 AM · Jun 24, 2026
Translated from French
June 24, 1946
Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka (1946-1986) would have turned 80 today
https://aviation1-spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2026/06/ellison-onizuka-1946-1986-usa.html
https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/2069542514017894550