Unveiling the Life and Legacy of Ronald McNair A STEM Icon

One of those who died was Dr. Ronald McNair of Lake City. It would have been Dr. McNair's second trip into space. Thursday night people gathered ... 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 ... McNair worked as a staff physicist at the Hughes Research Laboratory, and in 1978, joined NASA's space program. The second African-American to fly in space, he ... The article discusses Astronaut Dr. Ronald McNair's visit to Greensboro and the day-long honor for the first astronaut selected from a historically black ... TIL I learned that Ronald McNair, the second African-American in space and one of the seven victims of the Challenger disaster, was a Bahá'í. Ronald Ervin McNair was born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Dr. McNair graduated as valedictorian from Carver High School in 1967. He was only 35 years old. Dr. McNair's legacy lives on through the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, established by Congress to inspire ... Many says McNair is an inspiration, including Miss North Carolina A&T, who wanted to be an astronaut since she was a kid. Nine-year-old Ronald McNair was obsessed with space. So much so that one day, without his parents knowledge, he walked about a mile to his local ... Dr. McNair was the second African American to reach space. As a mission specialist, one of his responsibilities included operating the payload projects and ...