Exploring the Life and Achievements of Ronald McNair, NASA's Star

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 ... physicist, astronaut (1950-1986) One of the first African American astronauts, McNair, was selected as a mission specialist astronaut for NASA's Space Shuttle Program in 1978. PS 005 Dr. Ronald McNair, District 820 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-218-2444 718-218-2445 Tribute to Dr. Ronald E. McNair and his love for education and space exploration. About Ronald E. McNair ... Dr. Ronald Erwin McNair was born in Lake City, South Carolina, on October 21, 1950. In 1967, he graduated valedictorian from Carver ... Ronald McNair was one of thirty-five applicants selected by NASA for the astronaut program in 1978 and became the second African American to fly in space. On ... In 1978, McNair was selected from a pool of 10,000 applicants to join the NASA astronaut program and made his first trip to space as a mission ... Dr. Ronald E. McNair was the second African American to fly in space. Two years later he was selected to serve as mission specialist aboard the ill-fated U.S. ... The program honors the late physicist and astronaut Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D., who died during the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle explosion.