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Ellison Onizuka

American astronaut from Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, first Asian American to reach space, later died in the Space Shuttle Challenger accident

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Jan 28, 2026
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Which crew members were aboard Challenger STS‑51‑L and Columbia STS‑107, and how are they memorialized?

—Francis “Dick” Scobee, , , , , and —perished in the January 28, 1986 accident and are memorialized in museums, plaques, local monuments and educational programs that carry their names . —, William “W...

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What memorials or tributes exist for the Challenger crew and how are they remembered?

The seven members of the crew have been commemorated by a wide array of national, local and institutional memorials — from the granite Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial at to plaques, sculptures, park...