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Commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle disaster that occurred on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members 73 seconds after launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida

Recognizes October 21, 2026, as "Ronald McNair Day" in South Carolina, honoring the Lake City native and NASA astronaut who died in the explosion

Dr. Ronald McNair was born October 21, 1950, earned a physics doctorate from MIT in 1976, and became the second African American to fly in space during a 1984 Challenger mission

Notes that South Carolina previously designated October 21 as "Ronald McNair Day" through 2018 Act No. 141 (H. 4858)