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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Astronaut
Physicist
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:North_Carolina_A&T_State_University
gptkb:MIT
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:National_Black_College_Alumni_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Space_Flight_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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October 21, 1950
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Lake_City,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:bornIn
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gptkb:Lake_City,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Ronald_McNair_High_School
gptkb:Ronald_McNair_Park
gptkb:Ronald_McNair_Science_Center
gptkb:Ronald_McNair_Memorial_Scholarship
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Reginald_McNair
Cynthia_McNair
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gptkbp:deathDate
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January 28, 1986
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gptkbp:diedIn
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Challenger
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gptkbp:education
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PhD_in_Physics
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"You have to be willing to take risks."
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize."
"Dream big and dare to fail."
"I was born to be a scientist."
"I want to be remembered as a person who was a good role model."
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gptkbp:field
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Aerospace Engineering
Physics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ronald McNair
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gptkbp:influenced
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Education reform
Space exploration
Civil rights movement
Diversity in STEM
Youth motivation
Public policy on space travel
African_American_astronauts
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
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gptkbp:inspiration
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STEM education
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Challenger disaster
Second_African_American_in_space
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gptkbp:legacy
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Ronald_McNair_Postbaccalaureate_Achievement_Program
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:STS-51-L
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gptkbp:nationality
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African_American
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gptkbp:occupation
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Astronaut
Physicist
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gptkbp:researchField
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Optics
Laser_Physics
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gptkbp:spouse
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Cheryl_Moore
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