Ronald McNair (above) was one of 35 new NASA astronauts picked from among 8,000 applicants in 1978. McNair was one of three African Americans selected. The other two were Col. Guion Bluford, who ...

Three African-American space race pioneers: Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford and Fred Gregory. Via Wikipedia.

What You Need to Know Houston plaintiffs lawyer Ronald "Ronny" Krist died in late April at age 88. A personal injury case he handled established the Doctrine of Crashworthiness in Texas.

When Guion Bluford flew on a mission, he became the first African American to ever fly in space. Pieces Of The Shuttle Are Still Washing Ashore Today Space Frontiers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images If you ...

Though Nichelle Nichols was best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura on 'Star Trek,' she also played a key role in the formation of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program and inspired generations of ...

Sadly, two Black astronauts died in NASA programs — Ronald McNair, who first flew in 1984 and then perished in the Challenger disaster in 1986, and Michael P. Anderson, who died in the ...

A South Carolina native is being remembered this week as the country reflects on a tragedy that happened 39 years ago.

There have been many Black U.S. astronauts since Bluford’s 1983 flight, including MIT graduate Ronald McNair, who played a saxophone in space during one of his flights. McNair tragically died in the ...

Victor Glover will be the first Black astronaut to travel around the moon, but there are plenty of other Black astronauts you should know.