Ronald McNair

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African-American astronaut African-American scientist American astronaut NASA astronaut astronaut human physicist

Ronald McNair was an American physicist and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-41-B and was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

Aliases (1)

Ronald E. McNair ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American astronaut → African-American scientist → American astronaut → NASA astronaut → astronaut → human → physicist →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science in Physics → PhD in Physics →
awardReceived	Congressional Space Medal of Honor → NASA Distinguished Service Medal → NASA Space Flight Medal →
burialPlace	Rest Lawn Memorial Park, Lake City, South Carolina, United States →
causeOfDeath	Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1950-10-21 →
dateOfDeath	1986-01-28 →
doctoralAdvisor	Michael Feld →
educatedAt	Massachusetts Institute of Technology → North Carolina A&T State University →
employer	NASA →
ethnicGroup	African Americans →
familyName	McNair →
fieldOfWork	laser physics → physics →
givenName	Ronald →
honorificEponym	McNair crater on the Moon → Ronald E. McNair Life History Center in Lake City, South Carolina → Ronald E. McNair Middle School (various locations) → Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program →
memberOf	NASA Astronaut Corps →
mission	STS-41-B → STS-51-L →
notableEvent	first flight STS-41-B launched 1984-02-03 →
notableWork	research in laser physics →
numberOfChildren	2 →
occupation	astronaut → physicist →
participantIn	Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →
placeOfBirth	Lake City, South Carolina, United States →
placeOfDeath	over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida, United States →
religion	Baptist →
selectedAsAstronaut	1978 →
sexOrGender	male →
spaceAgency	NASA →
spaceShuttleFlown	Space Shuttle Challenger →
spaceTimeDuration	191 hours 29 minutes →
spouse	Cheryl Moore McNair →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
STS-51L → Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →	crewMember
STS-41B ("Ronald E. McNair") → STS-51L →	missionSpecialist
Congressional Space Medal of Honor →	awardedTo
Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial →	commemorates
STS-51L →	crewFatality
North Carolina A&T State University →	hasNotableAlumni