Celebrating the Life and Accomplishments of Ronald McNair, Physicist and Astronaut

In the annals of space exploration, few stories are as inspiring as that of Ronald McNair, an American physicist and NASA astronaut who ... This animated video features Carl McNair telling the story of his brother Ronald, an African American kid in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars. He earned a black belt in karate and become a karate champion. He was a stellar athlete as well as a highly accomplished jazz saxophonist. He even planned to ... Ronald McNair could read and write before entering school and was considered a mechanical genius, which earned him the nickname of "Gizmo." The impetus for his ... A federally funded TRiO program, we empower visionary First Generation and Low-income (FGLI) or Underrepresented students to thrive in graduate school through ... Dr. Ronald E. McNair Junior High 2950 Kingsley Drive Pearland, TX 77584 Phone: 713-814-7200 Stay Connected Download our iOS App Download our Android App The TRIO Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program is designed to prepare students from low-income, first-generation and traditionally underrepresented groups for ... "Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them." - Ronald E. McNair, Ph.D. Dr. Ronald Erwin McNair, Physicist and Astronaut, dared to dream. As an African-American growing up in a poor community in the South, he encountered ... He had further aspirations that he considered even loftier than space travel: he planned to enter the teaching profession. Unfortunately, his dreams ended in ...