Space Shuttle Challenger Mission STS 51-L
Tragedy on January 28, 1086

Lieutenant Colonel Ellison Onizuka's second space flight was as a mission specialist on Space Shuttle Challenger flight STS 51-L. That flight was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 11:38:00 EST on January 28, 1986. The entire Challenger crew was killed when the shuttle exploded 1 minute and 13 seconds after it was launched.

Photo Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Crew of Discovery Space Shuttle Flight STS 51-L
Pictured above, back row, left to right
-Ellison S. Onizuka, Mission Specialist
-Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space Participant
-Greg Jarvis, Payload Specialist
-Judy Resnik, Mission Specialist
Pictured above, front row, left to right
-Mike Smith, Spacecraft Pilot
-Dick Scobee, Spacecraft Commander
-Ron McNair, Mission Specialist

Second Space Shuttle Flight (Challenger STS 51-L)
Space Shuttle Challenger flight STS 51-L was Ellison Onizuka's second space flight. The entire crew of the 51-L flight died on January 28, 1986 when Challenger exploded 1 minute and 13 seconds after it was launched.

NASA Spaceflight STS 51-L Patch:

See also:
- Remembering Astronaut Ellison Onizuka
- Onizuka's First Space Flight (STS 51-C)

Challenger STS 51-L Articles on the Internet
NASA Mission Archives: Flight STS-51L
NASA History Page: Challenger STS-51-L Accident
NASA Facts About Space Shuttle Discovery Flight 51-L
Wikipedia Article About Flight STS-51L
NASA Index
President Reagan's Speech on January 28, 2986
NASA Pictures of Discovery Mission STS 51-L
Space Challenger Crew Memorialized on Mars

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Space Shuttle Challenger Mission STS 51-L Tragedy on January 28, 1086

Space Shuttle Challenger Mission STS 51-L
Tragedy on January 28, 1086