Career record
Flights
2
Launches with a definitive outcome — the Stats basis
Career time in space
7d 23h
Career EVA time
under a minute
Spacewalks
0
Biography
Ronald Erwin McNair was an American physicist and NASA astronaut. He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl, and two children. His kids were Joy Charey Mcnair (Daughter) and Reginald Ervin Mcnair (son).
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Launches
- Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-L — Mission Specialist · Failure · January 28, 1986
- Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-41-B — Mission Specialist · Success · February 3, 1984
Born 1950-10-21 · died 1986-01-28