Ronald Erwin McNair
Born: 21 October 1950, Lake City, South Carolina, United States
Nationality: American
Died: 28 January 1986 (Challenger explosion)
Group: NASA Group 8 (16 January 1978)
Status: Deceased
| FAI Flights: | |||
| 1 | 41-B | 3 February 1984 | 7 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, 55 seconds |
| Non-Qualifying Flights with Significance: | ||
| 51-L | 28 January 1986 | 73 seconds |
Education
BS (Physics), North Carolina A&T State University, 1971
Ph.D (Physics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976
McNair was a mission specialist on 51-L. He had a doctorate in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also held honorary doctorates from North Carolina A&T State University (Laws), Morris College (Science), and University of South Carolina (Science). McNair held a 5th degree black belt in karate and won five regional black belt karate championships. He left a wife and two children.
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