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Born in Hawaii #OTD in 1946, Ellison Onizuka served in the @usairforce before making history as the first Asian-American astronaut to reach space. He tragically lost his life on the Space Shuttle Challenger accident in 1986.

More on Onizuka's legacy: https://go.nasa.gov/3qNE3u1
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Ellison Onizuka: First Asian American in Space

Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space.
Yvette Smith (NASA)
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