The Challenger Disaster Remembering Ronald E. McNair's Sacrifice

Ronald E. McNair was survived by his wife and two children. He was not only an astronaut and physicist but in his lifetime Dr. McNair was a talented jazz ... 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 ... TV Mini Series. Self - Astronaut, NASA (archive footage, as Ronald McNair) ... Ronald E. McNair. Born. October 21, 1950 · Lake City, South Carolina, USA. Died. One of the first African American astronauts, McNair, was selected as a mission specialist astronaut for NASA's Space Shuttle Program in 1978. 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, ... He went on to become a Karate champion, earned an MIT PhD in physics, and became a NASA astronaut. ... I went to Ronald E McNair Middle School! A tribute to astronaut and MIT alum, Dr. Ronald E. McNair, featuring a collection of voices from those who knew him. Stretch your wings and fly to the sky." — Ronald E. McNair. Embedded Image for: (201692091524474_image.jpg) ... North Carolina A&T celebrates alumnus, Challenger astronaut Dr. Ronald McNair Subscribe to WXII on YouTube now for more: ... Buy a used copy of Ronald McNair : Astronaut book by Corinne J. Naden. A biography of the black astronaut who was part of the ill-fated Challenger space ...