| Birthdate: | 21.10.1950 |
| Birthplace: | Lake City / South Carolina |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 16.01.1978 |
| Selection group: | |
| Job: | MSP |
| Status: | died 28.01.1986 |
| Place of death: | Cape Canaveral / Florida, in the STS-51L explosion |
McNairRonald Erwin |
USA |
International order n°: 134 |
US astr. n°: 68 |
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| N° | Startup spacecraft |
Date and time
launch (UT) |
Status while launch |
Spacecraft of landing |
Date and time
landing (UT) |
Duration |
| 1 | STS-41B (Challenger/4) |
13h.00m.00s. Feb 03, 1984 |
MS | STS-41B (Challenger/4) |
12h.17m.02s. Feb 11, 1984 |
7d.23h.17m.02s. |
| 2 | STS-51L (Challenger/10) |
16h.38m.00s. Jan 28, 1986 |
MS | STS-51L (Challenger/10) |
16h.39m.13s. Jan 28, 1986 |
0d.00h.01m.13s. |
| Total duration: | 7d.23h.18m.15s. | |||||