McNair, Ronald E., 1950-1986
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found: Clendinen, D. A path to the stars, 1986:CIP t.p. (Ron McNair) pub. info. astronaut-physicist; d. 1-28-86)
found: Biography index, Sept. 1984-Aug. 1985(McNair, Ronald E., scientist and astronaut)
found: Naden, C. Ronald McNair, 1990:CIP t.p.; p. 105 (b. Ronald Erwin McNair, 10-21-50 in Lake City, S.C.)
found: African American National Biography, accessed February 24, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(McNair, Ronald Erwin; astronaut, physicist; born 21 October 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina, United States; physics degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (1971); graduate studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (1976); became a mission specialist astronaut for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (1979); had his first journey into space on STS-11 flight from Kennedy Space Center, and was the first person to play saxophone in space (1984); chosen for historic mission on the Challenger shuttle (1985); MIT rededicated building for its Center for Space Research (1986); died 28 January 1986 in Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States)
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1986-05-05: new
2020-02-11: revised
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