deaths

Space Shuttle Challenger crew

Historical image related to Space Shuttle Challenger crew from January 28, 1986

Ellison Onizuka

American astronaut and engineer (1946–1986)

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…
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January 28

Day of the year

January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 337 days remain until the end of the year.
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