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Ronald Erwin McNair was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. 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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1950 — 1986  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Ronald Erwin McNair
astronaut, physicist, karateka, saxophonist, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA Astronaut Group 8, United States, 

Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, NASA Astronaut Group 8, 

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  STS-41-B ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-51-L ⓘ
  twenty-fifth flight of the American Space Shuttle program

Persia, Republic of Haiti, NASA Astronaut Group 8, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Tarshish, Sweden, Sikh Confederacy, Reman, United States, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Ashkenaz, 

1950-10-21T00:00:00Z

1986-01-28T00:00:00Z

1950 — 1986 Ronald McNair

1984-02-03T00:00:00Z

1984-02-03T00:00:00Z

1984 STS-41-B

1986-01-28T00:00:00Z

1986-01-28T00:00:00Z

1986 STS-51-L

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41B-01-004 - STS-41B - Crewmember runs through checklist in aft flight deck - DPLA - 561be79cc182e48a2557d5f83741b2c3

41B-05-153 - STS-41B - Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food trays during meal preparation - DPLA - 817d26fbcbac0942eb4349cdb4b75646

Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529)

NASA eighth group Astronaut Group photograph

Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration)

Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration)

Ronald McNair (S78-35300)

Ronald McNair (S78-35300)

• McNair, Ronald E. - encyclopedia article, 2017

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1984	STS-41-B	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1986	STS-51-L	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		Ronald mcnair		Commons
commons	image		Ronald mcnair		Commons
commons	image		41B-01-004 - STS-41B - Crewmember runs through checklist in aft flight deck - DPLA - 561be79cc182e48a2557d5f83741b2c3		Commons
commons	image		41B-05-153 - STS-41B - Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food trays during meal preparation - DPLA - 817d26fbcbac0942eb4349cdb4b75646		Commons
commons	image		Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529)		Commons
commons	image		NASA eighth group Astronaut Group photograph		Commons
commons	image		Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration)		Commons
commons	image		Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration)		Commons
commons	image		Ronald McNair (S78-35300)		Commons
commons	image		Ronald McNair (S78-35300)		Commons