Kaltura Share to Google Classroom South Carolina native Ronald McNair was the second African-American to go into space, and was part of the STS-51L crew that died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift-off on January 28, 1986. Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Subjects: Social StudiesS.C. HistorySouth Carolina - Late 20th & Early 21st CenturiesCold War America Collection: African American HistoryNoted African AmericansTeacher ResourcesSERIES with Closed CaptioningSpace ExplorationSouth Carolina CountiesFlorenceNoted South CaroliniansScience & EngineeringAbout KnowItAllAudio Descriptions Series: Carolina Snaps