Celebrating the Life of Ronald E. McNair A True American Hero

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. Astronaut Ronald E. McNair, one of NASA's three 41-B mission specialists, participates in a training session in the Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA ... Official NASA portrait of Ronald E. McNair, Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Ronald Erwin McNair grew up in Lake City, the second son of Carl and ... Ronald E. McNair Program. Menu Search Search. Log In · UNL McNair Home ... D. Photo of Ronald E. McNair, Ph.D. in astronaut flight suit. "Whether or not ... 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 ... 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. TV Mini Series. Self - Astronaut, NASA (archive footage, as Ronald McNair) ... Ronald E. McNair. Born. October 21, 1950 · Lake City, South Carolina, USA. Died. Ronald E. McNair (1950–1986) was a NASA astronaut, accomplished musician, and black belt Karate instructor. He grew up in Lake City, South Carolina, ... 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 Space ... Ronald E. McNair1950–1986 Astronaut Source for information on McNair, Ronald E.: Contemporary Black Biography dictionary.