Dr. McNair was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. After his death in the Challenger Space Shuttle accident on January 28, 1986, members of Congress provided funding for the ...

A late Pee Dee astronaut’s legacy is living on nearly 40 years after his death, inspiring new generations. “Extraordinary” and “Hometown hero” are a few words to describe Lake City Native Dr. Ronald E ...

His academic and career success, dimmed only by his untimely death, lives on through his namesake program and the students who have benefitted from it. Welcome to the Ronald E. McNair ...