For the Arkansas politician, see Ron McNair (politician).
Ronald McNair
McNair in 1978
Born
Ronald Erwin McNair
(1950-10-21)October 21, 1950
Lake City, South Carolina, U.S.
Died
January 28, 1986(1986-01-28) (aged 35)
North Atlantic Ocean
Education
North Carolina A&T State University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Awards
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
7d 23h 15m
Selection
NASA Group 8 (1978)
Missions
STS-41-B STS-51-L (disaster)
Mission insignia
Scientific career
Thesis
Energy Absorption and Vibrational Heating in Molecules Following Intense Laser Excitation(1977)
Doctoral advisor
Michael Stephen Feld
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.
Prior to the Challenger disaster, McNair flew as a mission specialist on STS-41-B aboard Challenger from February 3 to 11, 1984, becoming the second African American in space.
this event. McNair's brother, Carl, wrote Ronald's official biography, In the Spirit of Ronald E. McNair—Astronaut: An American Hero. McNair graduated as...
McNair is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander McNair (1775–1826), American politician Andrew McNair, ringer of the Liberty Bell...
politicians or generals." In 1984, President Ronald Reagan announced the Teacher in Space Project, and McAuliffe learned about NASA's efforts to find their...
Michael J. Smith, mission specialists RonaldMcNair, Judith Resnik, and payload specialists Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. The shuttle was destroyed...
RonaldMcNair. The two payload specialists were Gregory Jarvis, who was assigned to conduct research for the Hughes Aircraft Company, and Christa McAuliffe...
McNair High School may refer to: Ronald E. McNair High School (California), Stockton, California McNair High School (Georgia), DeKalb County, Georgia...
RonaldMcNair, Sally Ride, Judith Resnik, current NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, and the first African American woman in space – Mae Jemison. McCann...
Scobee Road in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, along with RonaldMcNair Boulevard and Christa McAuliffe Street, commemorate Scobee and his fellow Challenger...
London: Yale University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-300-24031-3. Scott, RonaldMcNair (1988). Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. New York: Peter Bedrick Books...
file lawsuits. Grissom's lawyer, Ronald D. Krist, went on to represent Cheryl McNair, widow of astronaut RonaldMcNair, in her lawsuit against Morton Thiokol...
specialists Dr. RonaldMcNair, Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka (USAF), Dr. Judith Resnik, and fellow civilian payload specialist Christa McAuliffe. The entire...
Book. Edinburgh: John Donald: 107–116. ISBN 978-0-85976-652-4. Scott, RonaldMcNair (1989). Robert the Bruce. New York: Peter Bedrick Books. ISBN 978-0-87226-320-8...
and, with fellow astronaut RonaldMcNair, would deploy and later retrieve the Spartan. The flight would also carry Christa McAuliffe, a teacher-observer...
perished during the launch of the Challenger on January 28, 1986), and RonaldMcNair (the second African-American astronaut, and another victim of the Challenger...
ethnic minorities in the United States. Three were Black (Guion Bluford, RonaldMcNair and Dr. Frederick D. Gregory). Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to...
act by themselves, if the two first happened to be hindered". Scott, RonaldMcNair (1989). Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. pp. 25–27 Innes, Essays, p...
On August 20, 2013, a man with an AK-47 entered the front office of Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy, an elementary school, and barricaded himself...
upon the late Cab Calloway). He also played Police Lieutenant Herb "Mac" McMahon, in Speed. On daytime, Morton has had roles on Search for Tomorrow (1973–74)...
Some of NASA's first African-American astronauts including RonaldMcNair, Bluford, and Frederick D. Gregory from the class of 1978 selection of astronauts...
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