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2. Ellison Onizuka - Wikipedia

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   Ellison Onizuka. Ellison Shoji Onizuka (Japanese: エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 鬼塚 承次, Hepburn: Onizuka Shōji, June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) 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-C.

3. Kona International Airport - Wikipedia

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   In 1997, the Kona name was further emphasized when the airport was renamed the Kona International Airport at Keāhole. On January 8, 2017, the airport was renamed Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole to honor astronaut Ellison Onizuka who was born and raised in Kona and died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. [9]

4. Onizuka Center for International Astronomy - Wikipedia

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   Astronaut Ellison Shoji Onizuka (1946–1986) The Mid-Level Facility was renamed for the Hawaiʻi-born astronaut Ellison Onizuka , who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. [ 4 ] It is located at the 9,300-foot (2,800 m) elevation, south of the summit at 19°45′41″N 155°27′22″W  /  19.76139°N 155.45611°W ...

5. STS-51-L - Wikipedia

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   STS-51-L was the disastrous 25th mission of NASA 's Space Shuttle program and the final flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. It was planned as the first Teacher in Space Project flight in addition to observing Halley's Comet for six days and performing a routine satellite deployment. The mission never achieved orbit; a structural failure during ...

6. Raw Hawaii: Why you need a whole day at Hawaii Volcanoes ...

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   Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole is about 90 miles away from the park. A visitor watches lava fountains within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater from Crater Rim Trail during Kīlauea's ...

7. Kona airport temporarily closed to patch runway crack - AOL

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   Apr. 12—The Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport is temporarily closed to patch a crack in the runway, according to state officials. The Hawaii Department of Transportation said in an ...