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Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Sunday, February 9, 1 986-1 Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Sunday, February 9, 1 986-1 . ... \;,' •. ~ i' 4. 2-Hawaii Tribune-He~ald,Sunday, February 9, 1986 Hero -hailed space travel as 'fantastic' El Onizuka, as the NASA as­ "It's a beautiful planet." tronaut was known to many, rec­ He said he looked out the win­ ommended space travel highly dow during the orbital stage of the and said everyone should try it. flight, and, "It is the most beauti­ "It was more than I ever ex­ ful sight you'll ever see, some­ pected ... a fantastic experience," thing · that film just can't Onizuka said in a Tribune -Herald capture." interview following his January, 1985trip into space as a mission Asked what was the most im­ specialist aboard the space pressive aspect of his three - day shuttle Discovery on the first space flight, Onizuka said: "To be shuttle flight devoted solely to honest with you, the whole thing Department of Defense goals. was very impressive to me. "... And what a view. I highly Everything from the lift - off, the recommend it to everybody," On­ orbiting of Earth, to re -entry. To izuka said in a telephone inter­ be part of it was really something, view from Johnson Space Center the kind of experience you just in Houston, Texas. never forget." -NASA photo DURING TRAINING-During training as an as- the water survival school at Homestead Air Force tronaut candidate, Ellison .Onizuka managed a Base in Florida. smile during prep~r~tion fo~a training ~xercise at s~ r~ dunh~ am£ff'uux£tfie,~ m£~ '?fSU:11rSJJCt1rvfoutl"6 ••• anl£ ,ume--~ fuou£rm~s- JjoH,~ not' drmmea-of ••• W~ aJUtsum--«£ ami SWUlt!J J((jJh in 'tfie, simult7strence--. .Jfollermfj tFiere, -NASA photo SOARING INTO SPACE-On Jan. 24, 1985 the astronauts Ellison Onizuka, Thomcis Mattingly, space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Cape Can- Loren Shriver and James Buchli; and Gary Payton averal on the space ship~ t~rd m~~on. NASA oftheU.~AirForcewere~nboard. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Sundav. February 9, 1986-3 _ -NASA photo Thomas Mattingly II, front, at right, and Loren Shriver, front, left, the commander ..... THE FIRSTMISSION-Ellison Onizuka posed for a photo prior to his first space t mission with the rest of the crew which successfully completed a secret Depart­ and pilot; and, in back, from left, Gary Payton, payload specialist; and mission ment of Defense mission a year ago. With Onizuka in this_photo were astronauts specialist James F. Buchli, center. Onizuka's 'dream' turns to tragedy Serving his country as an as­ Last March nearly · 1,000 family like me can grow up in the coffee The Onizukas had two daugh­ tronaut was a "dream come true" members, friends and fans turned fields of Kona" and go on to orbit ters, Janelle and Darien. The for Kona - born Ellison Onizuka, a out for a big testimonial dinner the earth in the most soph- family lives in Houston where On­ lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Air for the Kona native at the Korta isticate<J ~a~ _e craft the world izuka was headquartered at force. Surf Hotel. has ever seen, he said. Johnson Space Center. On J a1,1.28, that dream turned Sixty-six relatives and friends Onizuka had great faith and Onizuka was the nation's first into tragedy. from Hawaii flew to Florida in pride in the shuttle and called it a · American ·_ Asian astronaut and As his family and friends January to watch the blastoff of machine we all can be proud of the recipient o( the first Out­ cheered the blastoff of the space NASA's 25th space shuttle mis­ because it puts the U. S. in the standing Asian - Pacific Am­ shuttle Challenger from viewing sion. It was to have been the tenth forefront of space exploration, erican Award last year from the stations at Cape Canaveral, the flight of the Challenger. making American "second to Asian _ Pacific American Heri­ big spaceship exploded shortly The Hawaii group included O~­ none." tage Council. -after takeoff, killing all seven as­ izuka' s mother, Mitsue, of He said the U. S. space program tronauts aboard. Keopu; his brother, Claude, sis­ not only has brought us much Onizuka was selected to be an ters, Shirley and Norma; and knowledge about space, but also astronautinJanuaryof1978. It was Onizuka's second space other relatives and friends. has resulted in improvements in "It's almost like a dream. It mission. Onizuka, a mission spe­ The Hawaii group had ar­ , everything from communications was something I thought about cialist, first orbited the Earth in ranged to treat Onizuka and his ELLISONONIZUKA ,.: ,to things we use every day in our and I hoped ,I would have an op- fellow crew members to a luau - • t · • January of last year on a three - ... m rammg, 1978 ,·~ ,1 homes . portunity_ to apply for the pro- day secret military mission as a style buffet at a reception to honor .. America has come a long way gram," he said later that year. member of our country's first the Challenger crew at. the John­ and aloha spmt have made it all with its space program and we Onizuka was a student at Department of Def ens~ space . son Space Center in Houston, po,~sible,"Onizuka said: won't stop here, becaus~ there's Honokohau Elementary School in crew. Tex., following the space mission. Thank you for bemg there still a long way to go, he said. 1959 when the U. S. started its when I needed you most ... and "I'm proud to be part of that space program. At last March's testimonial in thanks for the great welcome program " Onizuka told the Kona When the news of the space During one of his many post - Kona, Onizuka dedicated his first flight public appearanced in Ha­ home,." Hawaii's first astronaut crowd. ' program reached Kona it intri- space mission to the people of the told the crowd. Onizuka was the son of Mitsue gued young Onizuka and he began waii Onizuka noted that he had state of Hawaii. passed over his home state many Onizuka said he was proud and and the late Masamitsu Onizuka. dreaming of a career in the aero­ times on the mission and thought "You 're wonderful people . honored to have had the oppor- His parents started Onizuka Store space field, a dream that inten­ fondly of those down below. Hawaii no ka oi," Onizuka told the tunity to serve the United States in Keopu more than 50 years ago: sified as the years passed. crowd which had gathered to give as an astronaut. He talked of his His mother still operates the Last year, while being honored In public talks and media inter­ the Kona - born astronaut a rous­ greatprideinhiscountryandsaid store. as the "Lindbergh of the Big views Onizuka often paid tribute ing welcome home. the success of the space shuttle Onizuka, a 1964 graduate of Ko-. Island" by the local Cir­ to the many people who helped Being an astronaut is a great program shows that American ·naweana High School, was mar- cumnavigators Club chapter, On­ him along the path to achieving experience, and "I owe it all to expertise and know -how "can do ried to the former Lorna Yoshida, izuka said: "I still pinch myself to his dream of becoming an astron­ you : . all who have helped me anything." a 1967 graduate of Ka 'u High convince myself" that the dream aut. along the way. Your love, sup~ort America is where a "local boy School. cametrue. · . ' 4-Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Sunday, February 9, 1986 ... -T-H file photo BEFORE FIRST MISSION-Mitsue Onizuka posed in front of the family's Onizuka Store in Keopu with a photo of her astronaut son prior to his January, 1985 inaugural mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery. -T-Hfilephoto ' HOME FOR A VISIT-Astronaut Ellison Onizoka, Surf Hotel. At the testimonial, Onizuka dedicated Memories of the Big Isle's his wife, Lorna, and their daughters, Darien and his first space mission a year ago aboard the Janelle, paused as they stepped off a plane at space shuttle Discovery to the people of the State astronaut, Ellison Onizuka Keahole Airport last March as the family arrived of Hawaii. for a testimonial in Onizuka's honor at the Kona -T-H file photo TRIUMPHANTRETURN-Some 1,000 family members, friends and fans turned the event. Being an astronaut is a great experience, and "I owe it all to you ... all out last March to greet astronaut Ellison Onizuka at a big testimonial dinner at who have helped me along the way. Your love, support and aloha spirit have the Kona Surf Hotel. At right is Fred Fujimoto, who headed up the coordination of~ made it all possible," Onizuka told the crowd. • Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Sunday, February 9, 1 986-5 . ..f .., "!I I\ ,I . -UPI photo -UPI photo GRIPPED BY SORROW-Claude Onizuka of dead -astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in TO SPACE SHUTTLE-Challenger crew members Christa Kona, brother of astronaut Ellison Onizuka, Houston. At right is the astronaut's daughter, Ja­ McAuliffe, front, Ellison Onizuka, and Gregory Jarvis leave crew comforts the -astronaut's widow, Lorna Onizuka, nelle. headquarters for their trip to the launch pad Jan. 28. during a memorial service ~an. 31 for the seven Isles, 'nation pay tribute ~to shuttle crew Eleven months ago today a Hawaii's favorite native son, who of a group of 66 Hawaii residents vice. press · on despite the pain," the crowd of about 1,000greeted Ha­ perished with six fellow · crew __.:.Onizuka family members and At the Houston service Presi­ president said.
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