Ronald McNair's Contributions to Physics and Space Science

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 ... An accomplished physicist and astronaut, McNair logged 191 total hours in space with his first mission, and the crew achieved many firsts. A child prodigy, McNair was an accomplished musician, physicist, and fifth-degree black-belt karate champion. Dr. McNair was the second African American to reach space. As a mission specialist, one of his responsibilities included operating the payload projects and ... Astronaut Ronald McNair, who died 25 years ago today in the space shuttle Challenger explosion, was a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical ... Ronald McNair could read and write before entering school and was considered a mechanical genius, which earned him the nickname of "Gizmo." The impetus for his ... 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 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 ... 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 ... Ronald McNair ... Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. His first space mission was STS-41-B ...