Ronald E. McNair A Symbol of Hope and Progress

The McNair Scholars Program is named after the fallen Challenger astronaut. McNair Scholar Programs are committed to providing first ... 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... ... Ronald McNair- Astronaut October 21,1950- October 21, 1986 In 1971, Physicist Ronald E. McNair received a bachelor's degree in physics from ... In 1984, McNair went on his first of three flights to space, aboard the Challenger. He was the second African American astronaut. He is ... 28, 1986, Ronald E. McNair along with six other crew members died tragically when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after its launch from Kennedy Space ... RONALD E. MCNAIR (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED). PERSONAL DATA: Born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Died. January 28, 1986. He is survived ... 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 ... 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 ... ... astronaut Ronald E. McNair's approach to life. Ronald McNair as a PhD student at MIT, 1970s. Ronald E. McNair (1950–1986) was a NASA astronaut, accomplished musician, and black belt Karate instructor. He grew up in Lake City, South Carolina, ...