Beloved Concord teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian teacher ever chosen for a space mission, was one of seven crew members killed in the disaster.

Today marks the 39th anniversary of that tragic event, which took the lives of seven crew members, including Mission Specialist Ronald "Ron" McNair from Lake City, South Carolina. Also on board ...

January 28 is the anniversary of the Challenger explosion. One of the astronauts aboard was Dr. Ronald McNair. McNair was born in Lake City in Florence County. Dr. McNair graduated from North ...

Today marks the 39th anniversary of that tragic event, which took the lives of seven crew members, including Mission Specialist Ronald "Ron" McNair from Lake City, South Carolina. Also on board were ...

History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to ...

UB’s McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded TRIO program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. It is named in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, a pioneering African-American astronaut who ...

Challenger (STS-51L) on Jan. 28, 1986: Dick Scobee, Michael Smith, Judy Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, Ronald McNair and Christa McAuliffe.

The $60 million grant, known as the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, was started in 1989. Applicants must be a low-income, first-generation student and have at least a 2.8 GPA ...