How It All Began For Ronald McNair, the Astronaut!
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Ronald McNair grew up in Lake City, SC. He grew up to become an astronaut. Tragically, he was on the Challenger mission, which exploded seconds after takeoff on January 28, 1986. This is the actually funny story of how he started his journey, in a time of great racial strife, as told by his brother to StoryCorps. And despite the tragedy, there's a little bit of a happy ending.
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They say the ultimate measure of a person is how that person conducts themselves in a crisis.
As is now commonly known, the astronauts of the space shuttle challenger were alive shortly after the explosion.
One reason we know this is, is each crew member had access to a pack that provided about five minutes of breathing air in an emergency. In the remains, it was found some astronauts had activated theirs, indicating they must have been alive long enough after the explosion to do so.
It was found Ron McNair had activated the pack of the pilot in front of him.
In the seconds after the explosion, in the unimaginable chaos and confusion that must have ensued, Ron McNair had the presence of mind, not only to realise they needed to activate their oxygen packs, but that he needed to activate the pilot's as well (the pilot would not have been able to reach his).
Truly an amazing amazing individual, calm, collected and most notably caring to a fellow human being, in the most horrendous and hopeless of emergencies one could find themselves in.
God speed Ron McNair
Wonderful tribute to Mr. Mcnair. As a fellow South Carolinian, I'm very proud to call him one of our own.
I was blessed enough to go to and graduated from Ronald McNair Elementary school in Charleston SC. I tear up a little 😢 every time I think about his story, I know how hard it is to live out your dreams as a black man in South Carolina thank you Mr.Mcnair
I wish I could have seen the look on that librarian's face. CLASSIC.-Adam Mordecai
First time on Story Corps and I've got to watch this! Wow, now I'm addicted. Fantastic story. Thank you😊
and i would held hims mums coat whilst she made herself chrystal clear.......we need more of these amazing people otherwise , we are all going to hell in a hand cart!......
True example of an American hero 🇺🇸
I just got into the Ronald E McNair scholar program, what an honor.
Congratulations! I don't know you but I'm sure you'll do great in the program. All the best to you!
Little did anyone know that 50 years later they would name the library after the little boy who they called the cops on because they didn't want to let him check out the books because he was black. Nice.
The lord works in mysterious ways..the stone the build refused became the corner stone in the building.
@@odspeed21 it’s also the reason that he’s dead! 💀
I love how the cop are like "..........lady it's just a kid..........."
aderose Today they would have tazed him and his mother (or shot them dead).
@@TIZNYC Yeah sure. Keep telling yourself while Antifa and BLM are burning down buildings.
@@Guciom It's not like he's lying though. Do you people ever stop deflecting?
@@Guciom Ask yourself, why are these people so mad? Could it because of extrajudicial executions?
@@Zaprozhan nah. They are a bunch of oportunistic vandals.
Doubt all those flat screen Tv's and game consoles are stolen to ease the pain of injust sentences.
Dr McNair talked General Charles Bolden into joining the Space Program. Gen (r) Bolden is now the first African-American to lead NASA. Dr McNair was a true inspiration to so many and still is.
I often despair of what's going on in America today then we have histories like this - there is hope - the arc of history bends towards justice.
As adults learning this history proudly hits us hard in the heart. Imagine how it would be for a child to learn it in school.
And that librarian's name is already forgotten. :)
Unless they build a museum to stupid mistakes. They could put her name on THAT building!
Who? ;)
That old witch can go somewhere 🔥
Having a brother I can say that I choked up a bit, both with joy and sorrow. I can almost feel his brother's joyful sadness at Ron's departure from the Earth and life itself. To be able to know that your brother's dream was achieved must have been a wonderful feeling. If only Ron could have lived to tell his brother that "I wish you could've been there."
Because having a brother I know that I want him to experience the joy I feel and he wants me to experience his joy. Now excuse my while I go call my brother.
Gotta love Star Trek!! Truly a ground-breaking show.
I'm with you on that!
Great story, I am going to tell it to my nieces and nephews. I'm glad the police officers in the story were born with sense. RIP Hero
You know, this really should be made into a movie. His story I mean. I'd watch it.
So would I.
So tragic after all he accomplished and had to overcome.
A wonderful story about how geniuses won't accept societal norms when they're wrong
I'm so used to people trolling on RUclips that at first I took your comment the wrong way, thought you were saying he was wrong. I'm happy that I can understand that you meant that the societal norm of racism at that time was what you were referencing.
I just wanted to tell you that and thank you for making a positive comment. They seem so rare lately anywhere online.
Roberta Mann Happy to, I found the clip quite inspiring ... and when I "troll", I do it much better than the kids today, price of being on the internet since 1979 ;-)
We've got old-school class and style. :D
Roberta Mann I like to pretend that sometimes, also ;-)
Almost cried actually.
All my respect and admiration for that man. And the kid.
Powerful story...well done. Ronald McNair...now there is a great role model. RIP
I love this story. It's sad, but at least he saw his dream come true before he died.
I cried a little. This country.
This is a story about a real american hero. One that I did not know.
The first Baha'i in space!
I saw this five years ago and so happy I found it again!!!
Love this. May society never curb such a good and intelligent person again. We need them all to become better humans.
This story is so moving and inspiring...............
Un ejemplo de superación y un justo reconocimiento a su carrera profesional.
Thanks for publishing this video. Best story corp ever. Truly a terrific story about a wonderful man.
He overcame all kinds of adversity only to die an early death. So 😥.
:( I watched this the first time without seeing the text at the beginning about him dying like that and then I came back to see it again just now and now I'm bummed. This guy is awesome... its a shame he didn't get to complete the mission. But he's an inspiration.
It’s tragic through all the barriers his dreams which he reached is what killed him. Inspirational either way you look at it.
RIP. You have been vindicated.
beautiful brought tears to this stoney heart
Kudos to the cops
Courage comes in all sizes. Everyday acts of bravery like those of Ronald McNair and Rosa Parks torn down the house Jim Crow built, brick by bigoted brick.
the times, they are a changin...give the boy the books
A true American hero !
They all were .
Wish I could have met him.
How inspiring! Love this!
Love this.
I've learnt about the Civil Rights Movement at school, but you never really get to know the good side to it :)
The words inspirational and heartwarming spring to mind.
I watched this a couple of times now. Now, my throat tightens in anticipation of the tears of joy and sorrow that are inevitable.
First timer here. This video is everything! Why on earth would anyone give it a thumbs down? Over 2000 beautiful hearts liked and 14 ugly ones disliked. Beautiful hearts win! SUBSCRIBED!!!
...who's cutting onions in here?
Those damn tear jerking Ninjas!
I know I am.
beautiful... thank you for sharing this with us... many blessings... xoxox...
GIVE ME MORE OF THIS. I'm about to sit down and watch this again with my children
How can folk not like this ? Sad , very sad!
Yes sad but there is hope here , possibilities of reconciliation.
For people who are asking about music. Please pause video at 3:09.
I saw this link and I had to come to RUclips to like it. Astronauts are my heroes.
Amazing video ... we need more pioneers and innovators that look for inspiration and see science for its possibilities ...
Who needs supermen as role-models? I'd pick a nine-year-old boy anytime. Awesome, thank you
Does it remind anyone else of what's happening in Arizona right now, or is it just because I'm coming from George Takei's page on Facebook?
Nope, Totally get you on that....I am sure you will receive the requisite hate for it too..unfortunately...
wow, this actually made me cry
Awe. Some. I have wanted to be an astronaut since I was nine years old. This story breaks my heart and makes me smile at the same time.
That is awesome. c': This made me feel happy inside.
You know , I was a 13 or 14 year old then, a few months before the explosion, Dr. Ronald McNair had visited India and was a show on the TV with his interview with Professor Yashpal, a scientist from India (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yash_Pal). I know of Dr Ronald E McNair since several years and he is a rolemodel for me..... RIP Dr. McNair
Amazing!
Feels overdose.... someone.... emergency!
What a fantastic story… and video.
My avatar is a pic of Goldstone's Apollo Station circa ~ 1976 snipped from the internet. I am the person in the far background walking towards the USB radio section. We, technicians, always felt that we were flying with our 'eagles'.
I love this story. Thanks for making me smile and inspiring! :)
Nice honour to that pioneer
excellent 1960's style cartoon artwork....great story, but the part that struck me was the mothers prayer! (1:45).....that faith took ron from a small town into the sky!!
He was the first baha'i in space. :D
GREAT video! Thank you for that!
beautiful story!
Somebody is cutting onions around here.
I love this video and I learned something. I love to read so much and can't imagine almost getting arrested for trying to check out books. I loved going to the library, it was my second home. I know Dr. McNair isn't here anymore but I'm glad he got to experience his dream.
Just heard about him after seeing him on an OMEGA PSI PHI 👕 💜💛
Marvellous!
Oh my gosh! WHO is slicing onions?????
very inspirational!
There's hope-THERE IS HOPE!
awesome story!
aww....
Very cool.
beautiful
Happy Heavenly Juneteenth, Mr. McNair. 🍄
love it!
Star Trek... always changing the world.
Closed Caption? Subtitles?
thanks!
The fight for equality ain't even over.
First women and race. Now we deal with sexual orientation equality issues.
16 people feel sorry for the librarian
Hahahahaha
Great Video.
I have a quick question I have heard that song at end(credits section of video) but I don't the name of the song. Could you please let me know the name of that song?
its the song with whistling
Just writing a reply to get notified if someone knows the song.
Dante Pav I found it! Its on the free RUclips audio library its called Crimson Fly
TheRealChambos
Dude!!!! Thanks! Was not expecting that!
Aww he got to do what he wanted
Can Upworthy really repost this as their own RUclips content? Doesn't seem right.
whats the song at beginning
ugh stop making me have feels. it's so beautiful but so sad....
Oh my god the feeeeelsss! :')
sweet
NOT LOADING SHOOOTTTT
This is an amazing story. I can't imagine what it would have been like back then when people were racially abusive, in fact unfortunately we still have racial abuse to this day. Thankfully not as much xx
ahhh, to find meaning in the suffering.
The moral: Believe in yourself & ignore the naysayers. Oh, it doesn't hurt to watch sci-fi & Star Trek, either.
Wonderful story. I'm just wondering how did they know who his mother is cuz they called his mother to the library as if they know her
It was a 9 year old entering a public library unattended, the librarian called the cops to find his legal guardian and asked him where he lived. Don't really get what is racist about this story this is the same thing any person would do when they see a child with out parents.
They said she had cancer, what happens next will blow your mind.
فلترقد في سلام ❤
Fucking awesome :D
This is truly inspiring. Someday there will be a transgender astronaut.
Whilst I'm sure there will be, I can't help but feel comparing the two doesn't do justice to what black people went through back then
Skett Well transgender male and females kinda do go through a lot. Maybe we shouldn't compare, but they are many times more likely to commit suicide. This goes to show the kinds of strife they could be going through.
Skett
Yeah.
Lynching is hard thing to beat, in ways of being evil to another person.
Soldier4USA2005 Transgender people in my city have been stabbed, burned with cigarette butts, raped, beaten unconscious and savagely flogged with belts. There are little to no crime statistics, because they live in extremely closeted communities, and the death of one has the same impact on the public police system as the death of a homeless man.
Pain will be pain. Let's not compare.
SkiesAhoy Oh lookey here. We've got a video celebrating a man's success and we've got to turn it into the oppression olympics. Instead of focusing on the physical features of people, why can't we focus on their accomplishments?
but... why was she being so mean to him?
A little dusty in here *sniff*
:-)