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Ronald McNair (21 October 1950 - 28 January 1986) was a 20th century Human man. He was a physicist and NASA astronaut who became the second African-American in space.
Biography[]
On 28 January 1986, McNair served as a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Tragically, at 11:39 hours, shortly after lifting off from Launch Complex 39, Pad B near Cape Canaveral, Challenger exploded with a loss of all hands. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Twilight)
Legacy[]
A memorial plaque at the launch site commemorated McNair and his fellow crewmembers: "This day seven explorers sailed on a flame over the edge of the world". (DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Twilight)
McNair's Challenger mission patch, bearing his name, was displayed in Zefram Cochrane's Crash & Burn bar in 2063. (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact)
In 2376, Elias Vaughn experienced a recreation of Cape Canaveral as he'd seen it in his youth, including the emotional impact of seeing McNair's name on the Challenger plaque. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Twilight)
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| Challenger personnel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| United States, NASA | Challenger (OV-099, space shuttle) | Gregory Jarvis • Christa McAuliffe • Ronald McNair • Ellison Onizuka • Judith Resnik • Sally Ride • Dick Scobee • Michael J. Smith | 
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| United Earth, Starfleet | Challenger (NX-03) | R. Dunsel • E. Granger • Hendricks • Kaye • Rubin |  
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Challenger (NCC-1715) | P. Brandy | UFPF Challenger | Z. Bonifay • N. Keller • S. Ring • Shucorion • Zoa |  
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| USS Challenger (NCC-2032) | M. Michaels | USS Challenger (NCC-71099) | R. Barclay • L. Brahms • Carolan • Guinan • T. Hunt • G. La Forge • Nog • A. Ogawa • Qat'qa • B. Rasmussen • M. Scott • Simm • Vol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External links[]
- Ronald McNair article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Ronald McNair article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.