Ronald E. McNair A Legacy of Innovation and Discovery in Space

Celebrate the life and legacy of Ron McNair, whose achievements as an astronaut ... Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, which ... His work attracted the attention of NASA, and in 1978 McNair was selected as an astronaut candidate. ... “Ronald E. McNair.” Physics Today 39 (April 1986): 72–73. Dr. McNair was the second African American to reach space. As a mission specialist, one of his responsibilities included operating the payload projects and ... In 1978, McNair was selected to join the NASA astronaut program. In 1984, he flew aboard the Challenger becoming the second African American to fly in space. 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 ... Ronald Erwin McNair was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died at the age of 35 during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission ... 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 ... 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 ... McNair Memorial Park in the astronaut's home town began in 1989 as a collaboration among the Ronald McNair Committee, a community organization dedicated to ... Ron McNair filming in orbit. In honor of Black History month, today's Astronaut Friday post is dedicated to remembering a truly remarkable space ...