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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.


Crew of Space Flight STS 51-L
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:
    Crew of Space Flight STS 51-L

    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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