Ronald McNair

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, 

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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

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

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