Ronald E. McNair The Trailblazing Astronaut

One of the first African American astronauts, McNair, was selected as a mission specialist astronaut for NASA's Space Shuttle Program in 1978. Black Excellist: How **RONALD McNair** became a NASA Astronaut http://www.blackexcellist.com ▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭ ▻ Please subscribe:: ... McNair was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA. The following year he would be qualified for an assignment on the Space Shuttle ... On this page: Intro > Education > Astronaut > McNair Scholars. Ronald McNair Astronaut. Born October 21, 1950, Ronald Erwin McNair grew up in Lake City, ... McNair earned a bachelor of science in Physics from North Carolina A&T State University in 1971 (graduating magna cum laude), a doctorate of philosophy in ... Official portrait photograph of Astronaut Ronald E. McNair. Astronaut McNair is in the blue Shuttle flight suit, standing in front of a ... Ronald Erwin McNair was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he ... McNair was accepted into the NASA astronaut program in 1978 and took his first trip into space aboard the Challenger in 1984 (mission STS-41B). 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. In the Spirit of Ronald E. McNair- Astronaut: An American Hero [McNair, Carl S] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. In the Spirit of Ronald ...