Astronaut
Ellison Onizuka
The first Asian American in space, lost on Challenger.
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-C. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, on which he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. Onizuka was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.
- Born
- 1946-06-24, Kailua-Kona, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1986-01-28, Cape Canaveral, USAA Tuesday, aged 39
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1946-06-24, Kailua-Kona, USA · time unknown, noon chart
Pacific/Honoluluthe zone used then
Pacific/HonoluluThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 2°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 3°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 26°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 7°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 2°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 17°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 25°03′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 18°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 5°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 10°16′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1986-01-28, Cape Canaveral, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 8°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 11°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 10°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 27°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 24°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 20°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 4°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 7°19′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ellison Onizuka was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.