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Nichelle Nichols On Having First Major Black Female TV Role And That First Interracial Kiss On ‘Star Trek’
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Her efforts in this capacity resulted in NASA's selection of five women, three black men and an Asian, including the first female astronaut, Sally Ride; first black woman in space, Mae Jemison; first black man in space, Guion Bluford; and also Judith...
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A fire broke out in the cabin, dooming the astronauts. The accident, traced to a design flaw, delayed America's foray to the moon for almost two years. Saturday marks the 26th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. Astronauts Dick Scobee, Michael...
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Space Shuttle astronauts participate in the STS-51L Challenger flight crew emergency egress training at Kennedy Space Center in this NASA handout photo dated January 8,1986. From left to right: Mission Specialist Ronald McNair, Payload Specialist... View Photo »
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It took several months and a few weeks of extra work, but the Enterprise Road in the Socastee community has reopened. The road was first closed in July so crews could replace a bridge. Originally, the work was supposed to be completed in mid-November, bu
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The total includes $40 million for the school of medicine at Greenville Hospital System. Another key initiative planned for the money is an aerospace center, to be named after Ronald McNair, the South Carolina native who was killed in the Challenger...
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Visitors pass exhibits at the Ronald McNair Life History Center in Lake City, S.C. , after the center was dedicated on Monday, March 21, 2011. McNair died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded while lifting off 25 years ago. View Photo »
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About Ronald McNair
Wikipedia
Ronald Ervin McNair, Ph.D. (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an American physicist and NASA astronaut. McNair perished during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L. Full Article
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Cheryl McNair, left, the wife of the late astronaut Ronald McNair, speaks to National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator Charles Bolden following the dedication of the Ronald McNair Life History Center in Lake City, S.C. on Monday, March 21, 2011. Ronald McNair died when...
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Space Shuttle astronauts participate in the STS-51L Challenger flight crew emergency egress training at Kennedy Space Center in this NASA handout photo dated January 8,1986. From left to right: Mission Specialist Ronald McNair, Payload Specialist Gregory Jarvis, and Teacher in Space...
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Cheryl McNair, left, the wife of the late astronaut Ronald McNair, speaks to National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator Charles Bolden following the dedication of the Ronald McNair Life History Center in Lake City, S.C. on Monday, March 21, 2011. Ronald McNair died when...
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