Ronald McNair

Astronaut

1950 – 1986

 Credit ยป
27

Who was Ronald McNair?

Ronald Ervin McNair, Ph.D. was a physicist and NASA astronaut. McNair died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Oct 21, 1950
Lake City
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • United Methodist Church
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Physics
    ( - 1976)
  • Bachelor of Science, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
    Engineering physics
    ( - 1971)
  • Morris College
    ( - 1980)
Lived in
  • South Carolina
Died
Jan 28, 1986
Cape Canaveral
Resting place
Rest Lawn Memorial Park

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Ronald McNair." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/ronald_mcnair>.

Discuss this Ronald McNair biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net