Ronald McNair
Physicist and Space Shuttle Astronaut
Born
October 21st, 1950
74 years ago
Died
1986
39 years ago — 36 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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A physicist and astronaut completed two missions with NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program. Earned a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Participated in STS-41-B and STS-51-L missions. Tragically died in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986, while fulfilling a mission to deploy satellites and conduct scientific experiments.
Completed two space missions with NASA
Earned a Ph.D. in physics from MIT
Died in the Challenger disaster
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