Ellison Onizuka Autographs
Ellison Shoji Onizuka (Japanese: エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 鬼塚 承次, Hepburn: Onizuka Shōji, June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) 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.
Onizuka was born on June 24, 1946, to Japanese American parents Masamitsu and Mitsue Onizuka. He was a Buddhist. Onizuka had two older sisters, Shirley and Norma, and a younger brother, Claude, who became the family spokesman after the Challenger disaster. Growing up, Ellison Onizuka was an active participant in FFA, 4-H, and the Boy Scouts of America, where he reached the level of Eagle Scout.
Onizuka graduated from Konawaena High School in 1964. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering in June 1969, and a Master of Science degree in that field in December of the same year, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Onizuka participated in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps during his time there and is an alumnus of Triangle Fraternity, the AFROTC Arnold Air Society, as well as a member of the Tau Beta Pi honor society.
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Current items with a signature of Ellison Onizuka
These are the most current items with a signature of Ellison Onizuka that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger - COA JSA | $390.00 |  |
 | Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger - COA JSA | $390.00 | |
Traded items with a signature of Ellison Onizuka
The most expensive item with a signature of Ellison Onizuka (ELLISON ONIZUKA STS-51-L CHALLENGER NASA ASTRONAUT SIGNED AUTO LITHO ZARELLI LOA) was sold in April 2026 for $599.99 while the cheapest item (SIGNED BOOK ELLISON ONIZUKA A REMEMBRANCE + NASA SHUTTLE COLUMBIA CREW PICTURE) found a new owner for $14.99 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (5) was October 2025 with an average selling price of $455.00 for an autographed item of Ellison Onizuka. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with $599.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $14.99 was June 2020. In average, an autographed item from Ellison Onizuka is worth $130.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ellison Onizuka were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | ELLISON ONIZUKA * PSA * Challenger Disaster STS 51-L Autograph Photo Signed NASA | $350.00 |  |
| Ellison Onizuka 8x10 NASA Photo Signed - Challenger Astronaut - PSA/DNA COA | $275.00 | |
| Ellison Onizuka Autograph NASA | $70.00 | |
| Ellison Onizuka signed 8x10 NASA Litho JSA Authenticated STS-51L Disaster | $160.06 | |
| Ellison Onizuka Signed Cover + STS-51C Crew Autograph, Patch Zarellia COA | $249.00 | |
| Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger - COA JSA | $422.50 | |
| Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger - COA JSA | $422.50 | |
| Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger - COA JSA | $422.50 | |
| Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger - COA JSA | $422.50 | |
| Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger - COA JSA | $455.00 | |
| Ellison Onizuka Signed Photo 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger - COA JSA | $455.00 | |
 | ELLISON ONIZUKA STS-51-L CHALLENGER NASA ASTRONAUT SIGNED AUTO LITHO ZARELLI LOA | $599.99 | |
| ELLISON ONIZUKA STS-51-L CHALLENGER NASA ASTRONAUT SIGNED AUTO LITHO ZARELLI LOA | $599.99 | |
| ELLISON ONIZUKA STS-51-L CHALLENGER NASA ASTRONAUT SIGNED AUTO VTG LITHO ZARELLI | $599.99 | |
| ELLISON ONIZUKA STS-51-L CHALLENGER NASA ASTRONAUT SIGNED AUTO VTG LITHO ZARELLI | $599.99 | |
