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Onizuka, Ellison Shoji, on uh zoo kah, EHL uh suhn SHOH jee (1946-1986), was the first Asian American in space and one of the seven United States astronauts killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster. On his first space flight in January 1985, Onizuka and his fellow astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery completed a secret three-day mission for the Department of Defense. The other members of the crew were James F. Buchli, Thomas K. Mattingly II, Gary E. Payton, and Loren J. Shriver.
Glenn, John Herschel, Jr. (1921-...), was the first American to orbit Earth. On Feb. 20, 1962, he circled the planet three times in less than five… More>>
Tereshkova, Valentina Vladimirovna, teh rehsh KAW vah, vah lehn TEE nah vlah DEE mih rawv nuh (1937-...), a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first… More>>
Lawrence, Robert Henry, Jr. (1935-1967), was an American test pilot and scientist. Lawrence was the first African American selected as an… More>>
Ride, Sally Kristen (1951-...), was a United States astronaut who became the first American woman to travel in space. In June 1983, she and… More>>
Duke, Charles Moss, Jr. (1935-...), a United States astronaut, was the lunar module pilot on the Apollo 16 mission, from April 16 to April 27,… More>>
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