Ronald E. McNair The Trailblazing Astronaut and Physicist

The article discusses Astronaut Dr. Ronald McNair's visit to Greensboro and the day-long honor for the first astronaut selected from a historically black ... Plan for your Doctorate. The McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded initiative established in memory of physicist and Challenger Astronaut Ronald E. 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 ... Ronald McNair High School. 9550 Ronald E. McNair Way Stockton, CA 95210. Tel (209) 953-9245. Fax: (209) 953-3213. Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Ronald McNair was nationally recognized for his work in laser physics and was one of the thirty-five applicants selected by NASA from a pool of ten thousand. 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 E. McNair Biography ... Ronald Erwin McNair was born on October 21, 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina. An African-American born into a ... 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, ... 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 ... Dr. Ronald E. McNair Monument. This text is part of Parks' Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. This monument, which combines a ...