Astronaut & physicist
Ronald McNair
Refused to leave a segregated library at nine until they let him borrow books, earned a doctorate in laser physics, and died on Challenger.
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.
- Born
- 1950-10-21, Lake City, South Carolina, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1986-01-28, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USAA Tuesday, aged 35
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1950-10-21, Lake City, South Carolina, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 10°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 20°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 21°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 18°27′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 27°35′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 26°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 9°28′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 17°29′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 19°37′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1986-01-28, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 8°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 11°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 10°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 27°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 24°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 20°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 4°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 7°19′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ronald McNair was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.