- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRonald Erwin McNair
- Ron McNair was born on October 21, 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina, USA. He was married to Cheryl Moore. He died on January 28, 1986 in over Atlantic Ocean.
- SpouseCheryl Moore(January 27, 1976 - January 28, 1986) (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesCarl S. McNair(Sibling)
- Astronaut who was killed in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 580-582. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) is dedicated to his memory (the movie was filmed between February-May, 1986) as well the rest of Challenger crew died in the disaster (Gregory Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe, Ellison Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik, Francis 'Dick' Scobee and Michael J. Smith).
- Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare yourself for them and how badly you want them. You're an eagle. Take to the sky.
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