Ronald McNair Astronaut

Ronald Ervin McNair, Ph.D. (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was a physicist and NASA astronaut. McNair died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L.

Personal facts

Ronald McNair
Alias (AKA)McNair Ronald Ervin
Birth dateOctober 21, 1950
Birth place
Lake City South Carolina
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJanuary 28, 1986
Place of death
Cape Canaveral , Florida

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Astronaut

missions
STS-41-B
STS-51-L
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusDied during mission
Time in space7 days 23 hours 15 minutes

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Ronald McNair on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://ronaldmcnair.org
  2. http://www.ed.gov/programs/triomcnair/index.html
  3. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5955260-ron-s-big-mission:
  4. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mcnair.html
  5. http://www.ncat.edu/~remcnair/homepage.htm
  6. http://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133275198/astronauts-brother-recalls-a-man-who-dreamed-big
  7. http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/mcnair_ronald.htm