Celebrating the Life and Achievements of Ronald McNair

Dr. Ronald E. McNair lived a relatively brief, but active and meaningful life. He excelled as a student, a physicist, and an astronaut. He found satisfaction in ... The vision of the DeKalb County School District is to inspire our community of learners to achieve educational excellence. Our mission is to ensure student ... An instructional video series honoring the outstanding achievements of people of color. Ronald McNair was nationally recognized for his work in laser physics and was one of the thirty-five applicants selected by NASA from a pool of ten thousand. RONALD E. MCNAIR (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED). PERSONAL DATA: Born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Died. January 28, 1986. He is survived ... 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 ... One of the first African American astronauts, McNair, was selected as a mission specialist astronaut for NASA's Space Shuttle Program in 1978. A child prodigy, McNair was an accomplished musician, physicist, and fifth-degree black-belt karate champion. Ronald McNair was an American astronaut in NASA's Space Shuttle program. He was a crewmember on STS-51L. In 2063, the assignment patch for this mission was ... October, 1950: Astronaut Ronald McNair was Born in Lake City ... Official NASA portrait of Ronald E. McNair, Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Ronald ...