Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Dr. Ronald McNair born in 1950



Dr. Ronald McNair, born this day in 1950, was in elementary school when Sputnik was launched, sparking his interest in space.  He earned a PhD in physics from MIT in 1976 and 2 years later was selected as one of 35 applicants from 10,000 for the NASA program.  He flew on the Challenger February 3-11, 1984, but was killed when the Challenger blew up 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986.

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