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One of America’s first Black astronauts, Ronald McNair was a trailblazer who helped extend the world’s frontiers. [1]
Atlanta police arrested Craig S. Tomko, 37, on Nov. 10 and charged him with the murder of Meredith “Mac” McNair, 54. [2]
To honor the memory of MIT alumnus Ronald E. McNair (Ph.D. 1976), an astronaut who was killed in the tragic explosion of the Challenger space shuttle on Jan. 28, 1986, NASA and MIT have established a teaching and research position in his name. [3]
Ronald E. McNair was one of the first African-American astronauts and the second to travel in space. [4]
He then took a job as a staff physicists at California’s Hughes Research Laboratories. [1]
Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, commanding general of the Army Ground forces and one of the Army’s highest ranking officers, paid a brief visit to Camp Atterbury Friday afternoon, landing by plane at Atterbury Army Air field, here. [5]
In his honor, the U.S. Congress established the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program to encourage first-generation college students from financially and historically disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue graduate education. [4]
He was promoted to colonel (May 1935) and received command of 2d Field Artillery Brigade in Texas following his promotion to Brigadier General in March 1937, and commanded from March 1937 to April 1939. [6]
A dispute over a dog swimming in a Midtown condominium complex’s swimming pool may have led to the killing of a gay man July 4, according to the Atlanta Police Department. [2]
When the United States of America entered the First World War, McNair went to France, where he served with the 1st Infantry Division. [6]
MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics has two former astronauts on its faculty–professors Laurence Young and Jeffrey Hoffman –and works closely with NASA on many research projects. [3]
Craig S. Tomko, 37, is charged with murder for the July 4 death of Meredith McNair, a gay man. [2]
The MIT News Office does not store this information. [3]
He wanted a field command but never received one. [5]
The Institute has 33 alumni from many different departments who have become astronauts–more than any other non-military institution in the U.S. Those alumni have flown in more than one-third of the nation’s space flights. [3]
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[1] Ronald E. McNair
[2] Gay man killed at Midtown condo - Southern Voice Atlanta
[3] Professorship for astronautics will honor alumnus Ronald McNair, who …
[4] Ronald McNair Biography, Southeast Missouri State University
[5] Lieutenant-General Lesley J
[6] Lesley J. McNair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia