Astronaut's Brother Recalls A Man Who Dreamed Big Ronald McNair was one of the astronauts killed 25 years ago on Jan. 28, when the space shuttle Challenger exploded.

If you have lived in Greensboro for any length of time, you probably know two things about Ronald McNair: He went to N.C. A&T, and he was one of the seven people killed 30 years ago today when the ...

Ron McNair, one of the astronauts killed in the Challenger explosion, is being honored in his hometown where he stood up for racial equality when he was just 9 years old.

Ronald McNair's career accomplishments According to NASA , here are some of McNair's career achievements: In January 1978, he was selected as part of NASA’s eighth astronaut class, one of the ...

Astronaut, saxophonist, and karate black belt Ron McNair overcame an impoverished childhood in segregated Lake City, South Carolina to earn a Ph.D. in physics from MIT and become one of NASA’s ...

Mission specialist Ron McNair's wife, Cheryl, was there. A look back: Challenger shuttle disaster 22 photos "There was a lot of excitement that comes around it and there was camaraderie, you know.

After the tragic day in 1986, his hometown opened the Ronald E. McNair Life History Center in 2011. The location used to be the town’s library where Dr. McNair would go at age 9 attempting to ...

A late Pee Dee astronaut’s legacy is living on nearly 40 years after his death, ... “Extraordinary” and “Hometown hero” are a few words to describe Lake City Native Dr. Ronald E. McNair.

A late Pee Dee astronaut’s legacy is living on nearly 40 years after his death inspiring new generations.

UB’s McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded TRIO program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. It is named in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, a pioneering African-American astronaut who ...

A late Pee Dee astronaut’s legacy is living on nearly 40 years after his death inspiring new generations.

After the tragic day in 1986, his hometown opened the Ronald E. McNair Life History Center in 2011. The location used to be the town’s library where Dr. McNair would go at age 9 attempting to ...