Ellison Onizuka

Ellison Shoji Onizuka (鬼塚 承次 Onizuka Shōji) 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 and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

• Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-L — Mission Specialist · Failure · January 28, 1986
• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-C — Mission Specialist · Success · January 24, 1985 · 19:50 UTC