Flight record
2 flights on padside's record, flying from 1984 to 1986.
2Flights
7d 23hTime in space
Not recordedEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
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.
Background
- Born in
- Lake City
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology; North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
- Awards
- Congressional Space Medal of Honor; NASA Distinguished Service Medal
From Wikidata.
Flights
- Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-LJanuary 28, 1986
- Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-41-BFebruary 3, 1984
Born 1950-10-21 · died 1986-01-28, aged 35