The Enduring Legacy of Ronald E. McNair A Beacon of Inspiration

Official NASA portrait of Ronald E. McNair, Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Ronald Erwin McNair grew up in Lake City, the second son of Carl and ... 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 ... McNair was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA. In 1979, he ... McNair's honor—the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program ... Ronald Erwin McNair (1950 - 1986) physicist, and 2nd African American astronaut in space was also a proud graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical ... Ronald McNair grew up in Lake City, SC. He grew up to become an astronaut. Tragically, he was on the Challenger mission, which exploded ... Ronald E. McNair PhD '77 was selected as one of 35 applicants from a pool of 10,000 for the NASA astronaut program in 1978. He was one of the first three ... South Carolina history is rich with contributions from African-Americans. Today we feature astronaut and scientist Ronald E. McNair. His brother, Carl S., also wrote the official biography, In the Spirit of Ronald E. McNair—Astronaut: An American Hero. McNair graduated as ... Ronald E. McNair1950–1986 Astronaut Source for information on McNair, Ronald E.: Contemporary Black Biography dictionary. One of America's first African American astronauts, Ronald Erwin McNair was born October 21, 1950 to a struggling family in racially segregated Lake City, ...