Description

Black and white photograph of Ronald E. McNair, front right, with other astronauts dressed in flight suits waving and walking to the launch pad.

Original caption (on front of image): "(CSB-3) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Feb 3 -- ON THEIR WAY -- Four members of the crew for Space Shuttle Challenger depart for the pad Friday morning and their scheduled 8 am launch. From left front are Mission Specialist Brice McCandless and Mission Specialist Robert E. McNait [sic]. From left rear are Mission Specialist Robeet [sic] L. Stewart and Pilot Robert L. Gibson.

(AP LASERPHOTO) (see AP AAA Wire story) (tm60618str/phil sandlin) 1984"

Original credit line: AP/Wide World Photos