Ronald Erwin McNair

Astronaut
Nationality	American
Born	October 21, 1950 Lake City, South Carolina
Died	January 28, 1986 Cape Canaveral, Florida
Occupation1	Physicist
Space time	7d 23h 15m
Selection	1978 NASA Group
Mission(s)	STS-41-B, STS-51-L
Mission insignia
1 previous or current

Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D. (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was one of the astronauts killed during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, mission STS-51-L. He was a native of Lake City, South Carolina. Ronald McNair Cropped, optimized; original from http://images. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: The Lakeless Town Location of Lake City in South Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State South Carolina County Florence Area    - City 12. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cape Canaveral from space, August 1991 Cape Canaveral (Cabo Cañaveral in Spanish) is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that states Atlantic coast. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... ... 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1987 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 1958 June 25 - Man In Space Soonest - USA The first group of American astronaut candidates were selected... // Crew Vance Brand (flew on Apollo-Soyuz, STS-5, STS-41-B & STS-35), Commander Robert L. Gibson (flew on STS-41-B, STS-61-C, STS-27, STS-47 & STS-71), Pilot Bruce McCandless II (flew on STS-41-B & STS-31), Mission Specialist Ronald E. McNair (flew on... For further information about Challengers mission and crew, see STS-51-L. The iconic image of Space Shuttle Challengers smoke plume after its breakup 73 seconds after launch. ... STS-41-B MISSION INSIGNIA - The Space Shuttle Challenger, making its fourth spaceflight, highlights the 41B insignia. ... STS-51-L INSIGNIA The STS-51-L crewmembers designed this insignia to represent their participation in NASAs mission aboard the Challenger, depicted launching from Florida and soaring into space to carry out a variety of goals. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Astronaut (disambiguation). ... Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASAs second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, after Columbia. ... The launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission 51L/STS-33, the 25th of the STS (Space Transportation System) program, began at an estimated time of 16:38:00. ... Nickname: The Lakeless Town Location of Lake City in South Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State South Carolina County Florence Area    - City 12. ...

Dr. McNair received a B.S. in physics from North Carolina A&T State University in 1971, and a Ph.D. in the same discipline from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1977. [1] He was also honored with honorary doctorates in 1978, 1980 and 1984. Physics (from the Greek, (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the discovery and understanding of the fundamental laws which govern matter, energy, space, and time. ... North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) is a four-year university located in Greensboro, North Carolina. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

He was a 5th-degree black belt karate instructor and had won five regional championships. Among many other studies in the field of physics, Dr. McNair had conducted research on the scientific foundations of the martial arts. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Physics (from the Greek, (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the discovery and understanding of the fundamental laws which govern matter, energy, space, and time. ...

After graduation from MIT, he became a staff physicist at the Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. In the 1940s, Howard Hughes created a R&D facility in Culver City, California, but by the early 1960s, it had been moved to Malibu, California. ... The Malibu pier near the famous Surfrider Beach Dawn in the Santa Monica Mountains The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in central Malibu The Paradise Cove pier in Malibu Malibu is a city located in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

During the 1970s, actress Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek fame was employed by NASA to recruit minority candidates for the space program. Dr. McNair was chosen for the process, selected for the astronaut program in 1978, and flew on a Challenger mission in February 1984 as a mission specialist. Nichelle Nichols at 2002 Dragon Con Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Nichols on December 28, 1933) is an American singer and actress. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an epic American science fiction franchise. ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... Human spaceflight is space exploration with a human crew, and possibly passengers (in contrast to unmanned space missions, which are remotely-controlled or robotic space probes). ...

Dr. McNair was a saxophonist; before the mission he worked with composer Jean Michel Jarre on a piece of music, Rendez-vous VI. It was intended that he would record his saxophone solo on board Challenger, making it the first piece of music played in space. After the disaster, the piece was renamed Ron's Piece. A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone. ... Jean-Michel André Jarre (born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France) is a French composer, performer and music producer. ... Rendezvous is the anglification of the French word Rendez-vous meaning appointment. (literally, meet you); it is pronounced RAHN-day-voo. ...

Dr. Ronald E. McNair memorial in his hometown, Lake City, South Carolina

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Public honors

A variety of public places have been renamed in honor of Dr. McNair.

• The McNair crater on the Moon is named in his honor.
• Ronald McNair Boulevard in Lake City, South Carolina is named in his honor and lies near other streets named for astronauts who perished in the Challenger crash.
• The U.S. Department of Education offers the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program for disadvantaged students.
• In Florence, South Carolina, there is a Ronald McNair Math and Science Center at Francis Marion University.
• Several K-12 schools have also been named after McNair. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, Ronald E. McNair High School in Atlanta, Georgia, Ronald McNair Middle School in College Park, Georgia, Ronald McNair Elementary School in University City, Missouri, Ronald E. McNair Elementary School in Dallas, Texas (Dallas ISD), and Edison Ronald McNair Middle School in East Palo Alto, California are all named in his honor.
• A building on the Willowridge High School campus in Houston, Texas is named in honor of Dr. McNair. There is a memorial in Ronald McNair Park in Brooklyn, New York [2] [3].
• Inside the Davis Planetarium in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, the Ronald E. McNair Space Theater is named in his honor.
• The Engineering building at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC is named in his honor.
• The McNair Building at MIT is named after him, it houses the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research.
• The McNair Scholars Program at the University of Alabama awards research money and internships to first-generation and otherwise under-represented UA students [4]

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Film

McNair was portrayed by Joe Morton in the 1990 TV movie Challenger. There is a One man show about his life titled Black Eagle. Joe Morton (born October 18, 1947, New York, New York, USA) is an African-American stage, television, and movie actor. ... Challenger is a film based on the events surrounding the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. ... A One Man Show or Solo Show is frequently performed by, but not limited to, stand-up comedians. ... Binomial name Ictinaetus malayensis (Temminck, 1822) The Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis) is a bird of prey. ...

References

• Official NASA Bio
• Challenger Center bio
• Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program

External links

• Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
• Rendez-vous Houston
• McNair Foundation to encourage and mentor science, mathematics and technology students
• Spacefacts biography of Ronald McNair
• Ronald E. McNair Post - Baccalaureate Achievement Program

STS-51L Main articles: STS-51L, Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Crew: Scobee (Cmdr), Smith, Resnik, Onizuka, McNair, Jarvis, McAuliffe