Ronald McNair A Beacon of Inspiration for Future Generations of Explorers

Ronald E. McNair (1950-1986) ... Ronald Erwin McNair was a physicist and one of the first African American astronauts to go into space. He was ... 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 ... 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 Ervin McNair was born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Dr. McNair graduated as valedictorian from Carver High School in 1967. The McNair program is aimed at leveling the playing field in graduate-level education by preparing academically talented students from low-income, first- ... 1992. A South Carolina native, Ronald McNair graduated from Carver High School in Lake City and was a magna cum laude graduate of North Carolina A&T State. 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. Home - Ronald McNair High School. Ronald Erwin McNair was born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. McNair was inspired to work hard and persevere in his studies by his family and a ... Ronald McNair was one of the astronauts killed 25 years ago on Jan. 28, when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. As his brother recalls, ...