 The Onizuka Prop Wash Award was named in memory of irst Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to what?
Onizuka Prop Wash Award: The Onizuka Prop Wash Award recognizes the student at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) who contributed most to class spirit and morale. Onizuka Prop Wash Award:  The award is named in memory of TPS graduate Ellison Onizuka who perished in the explosion of the Space Shuttle "Challenger" in 1986. Ellison Onizuka: Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986 ) was an American astronaut from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle "Discovery" on STS-51-C. Ellison Onizuka:  He was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.
reach space