STS-51-C
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STS-51-C was the 15th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the third flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. It launched on January 24, 1985, and made the fourth shuttle landing at the Shuttle Landi
Discovery in orbit; in-flight photography of the Department of Defense support mission is limited.
Back row: Payton, Buchli and Onizuka Front row: Shriver and MattinglySpace Shuttle program← STS-51-A (14)STS-51-D (16) →
Launch of STS-51-C as seen from an IMAX camera attached to the Fixed Service Structure
STS 133 Space Shuttle Discovery after undocking 3
Ellison Onizuka
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Ellison Shoji Onizuka was an American astronaut, engineer, and U.S. Air Force flight test engineer from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-
STS-51-C
…the patch. Almost exactly a year after STS-51-C, Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed with all hands on board during the STS-51-L mission including Ellison Onizuka, a crew member on both flights. As part of the investigation into the disaster, it was reported to the Rogers Commission that during the launch of…
Onizuka, c. 1980
The STS-51L Crew
Gravesite of Onizuka
Downtown Los Angeles as seen from the corner of Ellison S. Onizuka St., San Pedro St. and 2nd St. in Little Tokyo