It has been 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster killed all seven crew members on board, including Hawaii’s ...

Above, family members of Ellison Onizuka received memorial flags at a ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl a few months after the disaster.

As nation commemorates the anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle disaster, here in the islands some members of the community have been paying tribute crew to member Ellison Onizuka, who is both ...

As the nation commemorates the anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle disaster, here in the islands some members of the community have been paying tribute to crew member Ellison Onizuka — who is ...

There is hardly a GPS satellite launch that can pass off as a logistics story. However, the flight of GPS III Space Vehicle ...

Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American astronaut, was recently honored with a NASA spacecraft named after him. A fallen hero: Aerospace company Northrop Grumman named its NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft ...

Organizers said over 600 attendees celebrated Ellison Onizuka‘s legacy, commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Space ...

The event is from 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, on the UH Hilo campus. This free, all-ages event celebrates the legacy of Hawaii’s first astronaut while inspiring students to explore ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after lift-off, killing all seven crew members on board, including Hawaii astronaut Ellison Onizuka. To commemorate Onizuka’s life, the ...

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MOILIILI (HawaiiNewsNow) - A year after the Ellison Onizuka Space Center closed its doors in Kona, the country's first Asian-American astronaut's legacy lives on through a new exhibit in Moilili.