Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

McNair

Ronald Erwin

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:	21.10.1950
Birthplace:	Lake City, South Carolina
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection date:	16.01.1978
Selection group:	NASA-8
Position:	MSP
Status:	died 28.01.1986
Date of death:	28.01.1986
Place of death:	Cape Canaveral, Florida

Spaceflights

No.	Mission	Position	Time	Duration
1	STS-41B Challenger	MS	03.02. - 11.02.1984	7d 23h 15m
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Total				7d 23h 15m

Additional information

Bachelor of science in physics from North Carolina A&T State University, 1971; Ph.D. in physics at MIT, 1976; recipient of three honorary doctorates; hobbies: Playing saxophon, running, boxing, football, cooking, carate, playing cards; he died in the Challenger disaster (STS-51L) on 28.01.1986.

Last update on August 24, 2018.