Ronald E. McNair

Real/Birth Name:

Ronald Ervin McNair

Nickname(s):

Ron

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Male

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Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

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Brief Facts:

A physicist and NASA astronaut, he flew on shuttle mission STS-41-B aboard Challenger in February 1984, as a mission specialist. He was on his second flight on the Challenger, flight STS-51-L when it exploded. Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004. South Carolina Hall of Fame 1997.