Celebrating the Contributions of Ronald McNair to the Space Shuttle Program

Tribute to Dr. Ronald E. McNair and his love for education and space exploration. Ronald Erwin McNair was born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina to Carl and Pearl McNair. In 1971, he received a B.S. in physics and graduated magna ... McNair is a magnet public high school located at 123 Coles Street in Jersey City, in Hudson County, in the US state of New Jersey. A child prodigy, McNair was an accomplished musician, physicist, and fifth-degree black-belt karate champion. Dr. Ronald E. McNair was the second African American to fly in space. Two years later he was selected to serve as mission specialist aboard the ill-fated U.S. ... In addition to his numerous academic honors, Dr. McNair was an accomplished saxophone player and was a fifth degree black belt in karate. At MIT, Dr. McNair ... Dr. Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D. The following information is from Dr. McNair's Biographical Data Sheet of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, ... Ronald McNair was one of thirty-five applicants selected by NASA for the astronaut program in 1978 and became the second African American to fly in space. On ... 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 ... One of the first African American astronauts, McNair, was selected as a mission specialist astronaut for NASA's Space Shuttle Program in 1978.