Honoring the Memory of Ronald E. McNair A Trailblazer in Science and Space

The purpose of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement (McNair) Program is to award grants to institutions of higher education for projects designed ... Ronald Erwin McNair was born in Lake City, South Carolina on Oct. 21, 1950. McNair came from a low income family. He graduated high school in 1967 as the ... 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. 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 ... Biography of Ronald McNair · Black Hair · Brown Eyes · Height: 5 feet 8 inches · Weight: 160 pounds. 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 ... One of three astronauts inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Ronald McNair was one of the shuttle astronauts killed in the Challenger explosion on ... The University of Mississippi Ronald E. McNair Program. RONALD E. McNAIR. Ronald Ervin McNair, the second African American to fly in space, was born on October 12, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina, where he ... The TRIO Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program is designed to prepare students from low-income, first-generation and traditionally underrepresented groups for ...