His first space shuttle mission launched successfully from Kennedy Space Center on February 3, 1984. Dr. Ronald E. McNair was the second African American to fly in space. Two years later he was ...

This act of defiance in pursuit of education would set the course for his relatively short but full life, which culminated in his career as a Space Shuttle mission specialist. Ronald McNair was ...

Initiated by Congress and established by the U.S. Department of Education in 1989, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Program is one of the federal TRiO programs. It is named in memory of ...

Smith, Francis “Dick” Scobee, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka ... minutes before it was set to touch down at Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere ...

It is named in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, a pioneering African-American astronaut who died in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. Dr. McNair came from a low-income background but went on ...

The McNair Program is named in honor of the late Dr. Ronald E. McNair, one of seven crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Despite social and economic barriers, Dr. McNair earned many ...

LAKE CITY, S.C. (WMBF) - A late Pee Dee astronaut’s legacy is living on nearly 40 years after his death, inspiring new generations. “Extraordinary” and “Hometown hero” are a few words to describe Lake ...