Ronald E. McNair A Pioneer in Space and Adversity

Become a McNair Scholar at Iona! D. in physics from MIT in 1976, and today that same library bears Ronald E. McNair's name as a testament to how far we have come. McNair was already an ... A museum that pays tribute to the life of Dr. McNair, a Lake City-born astronaut and physicist who died in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle explosion. 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 ... They had two children: son Reginald, born in 1982, and daughter Joy, born in 1984. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Following the death ... Ronald Erwin McNair was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, ... UNT Dallas McNair Scholars Program will help to prepare students through professional, social, emotional, and educational activities throughout the course of ... About Ronald E. McNair. Physicist Ronald Erwin McNair was America's second black astronaut and one of seven crew members killed in the space shuttle ... In the annals of space exploration, few stories are as inspiring as that of Ronald McNair, an American physicist and NASA astronaut who ... While working on his laser research at MIT, McNair's dissertation data was stolen, leaving him with nothing. Instead of giving up, once again McNair rose to the ...