Ronald McNair was an American physicist and NASA astronaut, the second African American to fly in space, following his first mission aboard Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. A laser physicist by training, McNair was selected as a mission specialist for the January 1986 Challenger flight STS-51-L. He was among the seven crew members killed when Challenger broke apart shortly after launch, and he is remembered today through numerous schools, scholarships and a NASA research program named in his honor.
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1950-10-21
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was born in Lake City, South Carolina, on October 21, 1950
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1986-01-28
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was an American NASA astronaut and physicist
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selected for STS-51-L
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He died at the age of 35 during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven.
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Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950, January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist.
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Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950, January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist.
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He died at the age of 35 during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven.
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