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Ronald Ewald McNair, Ph.D. (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was one of the astronauts killed during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, mission STS-51-L. He was a native of Lake City, South Carolina.
Dr. McNair received a B.S. in physics from North Carolina A&T State University in 1971, and a Ph.D. in the same discipline from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1977. [1] He was also honored with honorary doctorates in 1978, 1980 and 1984.
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