Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo 8×10 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger – COA JSA

Presented is an 8×10 NASA photo autographed by astronaut, Ellison Onizuka. He signed the photo in black felt tip (“9-10”) and inscribed To  — With Best Wishes”. The photo has the official NASA stamping with caption on the verso.

Ellison 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 serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. Onizuka was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.

Authentication: JSA Full Letter

Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo