Ronald McNair - Wikipedia
Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died at the age of 35 during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven.
Ronald McNair - Challenger, Family & Facts - Biography
Jan 24, 2018 · Ronald McNair was an MIT-trained physicist who specialized in laser research before joining NASA in the late 1970s. In February 1984, he became just the second African American to reach...
Ronald McNair | African American Physicist & Astronaut | Britannica
Jan 25, 2011 · Ronald McNair (born October 21, 1950, Lake City, South Carolina, U.S.—died January 28, 1986, in flight, off Cape Canaveral, Florida) was an American physicist and astronaut who was killed in the Challenger disaster.
Former Astronaut Ronald E. McNair - NASA
Mar 5, 2024 · Chosen as a member of NASA's Astronaut Group 8 in 1978, Ron McNair was one of its first three African-American astronauts. McNair first flew to space as a mission specialist on STS-41B.
Biography of Ronald E. McNair (Ph.D.) - NASA Astronaut
Jan 19, 2018 · Ronald E. McNair (Ph.D.) was one of seven astronauts who died when space shuttle Challenger STS-51L exploded 71 seconds after launch in Jan. 1986.
The extraordinary life of astronaut Ronald McNair - History Defined
Ronald Erwin McNair became the second African American astronaut to fly in space as a mission specialist on STS-41-B when it launched on February 3 and landed eight days later on February 11, 1984. This was the fourth flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger, and the mission involved untethered spacewalks and two satellite deployments.
PERSONAL DATA: Born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Died January 28, 1986. He is survived by his wife Cheryl, and two children. He was a 5th degree black belt Karate instructor and a performing jazz saxophonist. He also enjoyed running, boxing, football, playing cards, and cooking.
Life of Ronald E. McNair - Kent State University
One of America’s first African American astronauts, Ronald Erwin McNair was born October 21, 1950 to a struggling family in racially segregated Lake City, South Carolina. Even as a child, he refused to accept second best.
Ronald McNair - Challenger Center
Ronald E. McNair was born on October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. McNair achieved early success in the segregated public school system as valedictorian of his high school class.
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Ronald McNair
We’re honored to shine a spotlight on one of those individuals, Ronald McNair. McNair, a physicist, the second African American in space, and a Mission Specialist on the Challenger STS-51L crew. McNair was born in 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina. As a young child, his love for science blossomed.