Remembering Ronald E. McNair A Beacon of Inspiration

Ronald McNair (center) talks with students in the N.C. A&T space shuttle experiment program on April 13, 1984. McNair graduated as valedictorian of Carver ... ... astronaut Ronald E. McNair's approach to life. Ronald McNair as a PhD student at MIT, 1970s. 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. Biography of Ronald McNair · While at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. · In 1975, he studied laser physics with many authorities in the field at E'cole ... 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. South Carolina history is rich with contributions from African-Americans. Today we feature astronaut and scientist Ronald E. McNair. 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. Ronald E. McNair and Perseverance. January 28, 2022. S78-35300 (31 Jan 1978) — NASA Astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair (PH.D.) was assigned as a mission ... RM T28PR8–S84-27211 (8 Feb 1984) --- Astronaut Ronald E. McNair, 41-B mission specialist, uses some of his off-duty time, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, ... Ronald E. McNair Park. This text is part of Parks' Historical Signs ... Ronald Erwin McNair (1950-1986), the second African-American astronaut to ...