Ronald McNair A Trailblazer in Physics and Space Exploration

Ronald Erwin McNair was born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina to Carl and Pearl McNair. In 1971, he received a B.S. in physics and graduated magna ... Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program: The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO program funded at 151 institutions across the United ... In 1959, 9-year-old Ronald McNair was told he couldn't check out his books from Lake City's segregated library. He went on to become a ... He had further aspirations that he considered even loftier than space travel: he planned to enter the teaching profession. Unfortunately, his dreams ended in ... A child prodigy, McNair was an accomplished musician, physicist, and fifth-degree black-belt karate champion. PS 005 Dr. Ronald McNair, District 820 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-218-2444 718-218-2445 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 ... 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 ... Astronaut Ronald McNair, who died 25 years ago today in the space shuttle Challenger explosion, was a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical ... This animated video features Carl McNair telling the story of his brother Ronald, an African American kid in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars.