The Unforgettable Legacy of Ronald E. McNair, Astronaut

The McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded initiative established in memory of physicist and Challenger Astronaut Ronald E. McNair. Ron McNair filming in orbit. In honor of Black History month, today's Astronaut Friday post is dedicated to remembering a truly remarkable space ... 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). 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 ... His brother, Carl S., also wrote the official biography, In the Spirit of Ronald E. McNair—Astronaut: An American Hero. McNair graduated as ... 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. The program is named in honor of Ronald E. McNair, a NASA mission specialist astronaut and nationally recognized physicist. Astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair was assigned as a mission specialist and was a crew member on two Space Shuttle Missions. Dr. McNair was the second African American to reach space. As a mission specialist, one of his responsibilities included operating the payload projects and ... The McNair Scholars Program is named after the fallen Challenger astronaut. McNair Scholar Programs are committed to providing first ...