AANHPI History Calendar

· Cape Canaveral, Florida

Ellison Onizuka Becomes First Asian American in Space

achievement

The Hawaii-born astronaut launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-51-C).

Communities
  • Native Hawaiian
  • Japanese American
Event type
  • achievement/first

Sources

  • nasa.gov nasa.gov/image-article/ellison-onizuka-first-asian-american-space
  • airandspace.si.edu airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/ellison-onizuka-first-asian-american-space