Ronald McNair A Symbol of Perseverance and Determination in the Face of Tragedy

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. ... Nine-year-old Ronald McNair was obsessed with space. So much so that one day, without his parents knowledge, he walked about a mile to his local ... Ronald E. McNair (1950-1986) was born and raised in Lake City, South Carolina. He came from a low-income family, but was determined to excel in academia and ... Dr. Ronald E. McNair was a NASA mission specialist who perished in the 1986 Challenger disaster. Dr. McNair held a Ph.D. awarded from MIT in ... An accomplished physicist and astronaut, McNair logged 191 total hours in space with his first mission, and the crew achieved many firsts. The TRIO Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program is designed to prepare students from low-income, first-generation and traditionally underrepresented groups for ... The program honors the late physicist and astronaut Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D., who died during the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle explosion. In this conversation, we cover: - His rebellious upbringing being surrounded by physical violence. - Transforming his life around and joining ... Ronald McNair was an American astronaut and physicist known for being one of the first African American astronauts and for his tragic death in the Space... The vision of the DeKalb County School District is to inspire our community of learners to achieve educational excellence. Our mission is to ensure student ...