Ronald McNair

Ronald Erwin McNair was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died at the age of 35 during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven.

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Who was born first?

• Ronald McNair and David C. Hilmers were born the same year
• Ronald McNair and Joseph R. Tanner were born the same year
• Ronald McNair and Boris Morukov were born the same year
• Ronald McNair and Franklin Chang-Díaz were born the same year
• Ronald McNair and Kenneth Cockrell were born the same year

Timeline

1. Boris MorukovOctober 1, 1950 – January 1, 2015
2. David C. HilmersJanuary 28, 1950 – present
3. Franklin Chang-DíazApril 5, 1950 – present
4. Joseph R. TannerJanuary 21, 1950 – present
5. Kenneth CockrellApril 9, 1950 – present
6. Ronald McNair (this page)October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986

Related

• Neil ArmstrongAugust 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
• Yuri GagarinMarch 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968
• Valentina TereshkovaMarch 6, 1937 – present
• Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present
• Alexey LeonovMay 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019
• Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021
• Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
• John GlennJuly 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016