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# Ronald McNair

(1950–1986)   Physicist

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Ronald McNair was a physicist, best known for *Repli sur la Seine*.

## Quick Facts About Ronald McNair

Born October 21, 1950

Died January 28, 1986

Profession Physicist

Notable works Repli sur la Seine

## About Ronald McNair

Ronald Erwin McNair was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died at the age of 35 during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven.

##  Quotes by Ronald McNair

> [Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-mcnair/whether-or-not-you-reach-your-goals-in-life-depends-entirely-on-how/)

[Ronald McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-mcnair/)

[Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07a/ronald-mcnair-75158_achieve_whether-or-not-you-reach-your-goals-in-l_343343.jpg)

> [A tear-drop of green.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-mcnair/a-tear-drop-of-green/)

[Ronald McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-mcnair/)

[Drop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drop/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/ronald-mcnair-75158_drop_a-tear-drop-of-green-1846164_1846164.png)

> [Before you can make a dream come true, you must first have one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-mcnair/before-you-can-make-a-dream-come-true-you-must-first-have-one/)

[Ronald McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-mcnair/)

[Astronaut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5b/ronald-mcnair-75158_astronaut_before-you-can-make-a-dream-come-true-yo_2290910.png)

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