Guion Bluford, who in 1983 became the first African ... Remember the old Lake City library where a police officer helped a 9-year-old Ronald McNair check out a book? It’s now a museum and ...

The boy's name is Ronald Erwin McNair, his name may ring a bell ... when his jet plane crashed in 1967 at Edwards Base in California. It was, however, Guy Bluford who first floated in the sidereal ...

He also represented family members of Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis and Judy Resnik, who were killed with the shuttle exploded just after launch in January 1986.

The other crew members on board were Judy Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair, Francis Scobee ... a giant fireball while the rocket continued its ascent into space. Ronald Reagan took ...

featuring many now-legendary astronauts Dr. Sally Ride and Dr. Judy Resnik (the first and second American women in space), Dr. Guion “Guy” Bluford Jr. and Dr. Ronald McNair (the first and ...

Regarding their milestones, the first Black astronaut to travel to space was mission specialist Guion Bluford in 1983 ... died in NASA programs — Ronald McNair, who first flew in 1984 and ...

January 28 is the anniversary of the Challenger explosion. One of the astronauts aboard was Dr. Ronald McNair. McNair was born in Lake City in Florence County. Dr. McNair graduated from North ...

LAKE CITY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Dr. Ronald McNair Life History Center is hosting an innovative aviation camp that aims to inspire young minds towards aviation and STEM careers. The four-day camp is ...

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 ...