What is Ronald McNair?
{{Infobox astronaut | name = Ronald McNair | image = Ronald mcnair.jpg | caption = McNair, {{Circa|early 1980s}} | type = [[NASA]] [[astronaut]] | status = Killed during mission | nationality = American | birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|10|21|mf=y}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Lake City, South Carolina|Lake City]], [[South Carolina]], U.S.}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|1|28|1950|10|21|mf=y}} | death_place = {{nowrap|[[Cape Canaveral, Florida|Cape Canaveral]], [[Florida]], U.S.}} | occupation = [[Physicist]] | selection = [[List of astronauts by selection#1978|1978 NASA Group]] | time = 7d 23h 15m | missions = [[STS-41-B]], [[STS-51-L]] | insignia = [[File:Sts-41-b-patch.png|45px]] [[File:STS-51-L-patch-small.png|40px]] | awards = {{CS Medal of Honor}} }} '''Ronald Erwin McNair''' (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an [[Americans|American]] [[NASA]] [[astronaut]] and [[physicist]]. His first space mission was [[STS-41-B]] aboard [[Space Shuttle Challenger|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'']] in 1984. After this mission, he was again on ''Challenger'' for [[STS-51-L]]. He died at the start of this mission when the [[space shuttle]] was [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|destroyed]] during the launch. He was the second [[African American]] in space. McNair was born in [[Lake City, South Carolina|Lake City]], [[South Carolina]]. He earned [[Academic degree|degrees]] at [[North Carolina A&T State University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]]) and the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] ([[Ph.D.]]). He also held four [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorates]] and many [[fellow]]ships. He was married to Cheryl Moore. The couple had two children. On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' broke apart 73 seconds after launch. McNair and all six others aboard died.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/mcnair_ronald.pdf|title=Biographical Data|publisher=[[NASA]]|date=December 2003|acce