The Enduring Legacy of Ronald E. McNair

The program is named in honor of Ronald E. McNair, a NASA mission specialist astronaut and nationally recognized physicist. TV Mini Series. Self - Astronaut, NASA (archive footage, as Ronald McNair) ... Ronald E. McNair. Born. October 21, 1950 · Lake City, South Carolina, USA. Died. 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 ... Ronald E. McNair (1950–1986) was a NASA astronaut, accomplished musician, and black belt Karate instructor. He grew up in Lake City, South Carolina, ... North Carolina A&T celebrates alumnus, Challenger astronaut Dr. Ronald McNair Subscribe to WXII on YouTube now for more: ... Dr. Ronald E. McNair was a member of that crew. He was a decorated NASA astronaut, scientist, and talented musician. Ronald Mcnair - second African American to go into space ... E McNair Post-Baccalaurate Achievement Program; the McNair crater on ... On February 3, 1984, Astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair embarked on his inaugural space journey aboard Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41B. Ronald Erwin McNair was America's second black astronaut and one of seven crew members killed in the space shuttle Challenger explosion January 28, 1986. Ronald Erwin McNair was a physicist and one of the first African American astronauts to go into space. He was also the first black astronaut to die on a space ...