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Ronald Erwin McNair

Oct 21, 1950 - Jan 28, 1986 Age: 35

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American Astronaut. Born in Lake City, South Carolina, he was a Doctor of Physics when selected as astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978. After he completed a one-year training and evaluation period, he was placed for assignment as Mission Specialist Astronaut on Space Shuttle flight crews. He flew as Mission Specialist on STS 41-B launched from Kennedy Space Center on February 3, 1984, which landed at Kennedy Space Center on February 11, 1984. On January 28, 1986, he was Mission Specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger when he was killed with all the crew members during a launch explosion from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. A variety of public places and the McNair Crater on the Moon are named in his honor. The Lake City Public Library is named in his honor. When he was nine years old, the library told him that no Black people were allowed; he refused to leave. After earning degrees from MIT and becoming an astronaut, the library was named after him.

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Place of Passing: Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, USA
Place of Birth: Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina, USA

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10-21-1950

Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina, USA

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01-28-1986

Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, USA

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