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Ronald "Ron" McNair was a NASA astronaut who died in the "Challenger" space shuttle disaster of January 1986 (STS-51-L).

"McNair was an accomplished saxophonist
Before his last fateful space mission, McNair worked with French composer and performer Jean-Michel Jarre on a piece of music for Jarre's then-upcoming album Rendez-Vous. It was intended that he would record his saxophone solo on board the Challenger, which would have made McNair's solo the first original piece of music to have been recorded in space (although the song "Jingle Bells" had been played on a harmonica during an earlier Gemini 6 spaceflight). However, the recording was never made, as the flight ended in the disaster and the deaths of its entire crew. The final track on Rendez-Vous, "Last Rendez-Vous," has the subtitle "Ron's Piece," and the liner notes include a dedication from Jarre: "Ron was so excited about the piece that he rehearsed it continuously until the last moment. May the memory of my friend the astronaut and the artist Ron McNair live on through this piece." McNair was supposed to have taken part in Jarre's Rendez-vous Houston concert through a live feed from the orbiting Shuttlecraft."

Jean-Michel Jarre - "Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece)":

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Frank Zappa - Cheap Thrills

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Originally Posted by Artemis

Ronald "Ron" McNair was a NASA astronaut who died in the "Challenger" space shuttle disaster of January 1986 (STS-51-L).

"McNair was an accomplished saxophonist
Before his last fateful space mission, McNair worked with French composer and performer Jean-Michel Jarre on a piece of music for Jarre's then-upcoming album Rendez-Vous. It was intended that he would record his saxophone solo on board the Challenger, which would have made McNair's solo the first original piece of music to have been recorded in space (although the song "Jingle Bells" had been played on a harmonica during an earlier Gemini 6 spaceflight). However, the recording was never made, as the flight ended in the disaster and the deaths of its entire crew. The final track on Rendez-Vous, "Last Rendez-Vous," has the subtitle "Ron's Piece," and the liner notes include a dedication from Jarre: "Ron was so excited about the piece that he rehearsed it continuously until the last moment. May the memory of my friend the astronaut and the artist Ron McNair live on through this piece." McNair was supposed to have taken part in Jarre's Rendez-vous Houston concert through a live feed from the orbiting Shuttlecraft."

Jean-Michel Jarre - "Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece)":

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Thanks for putting that on Artemis, remember the disaster from when I had just started my first proper job in the city and was into Jarre's music at the time but didn't know that one of the astronauts was musically associated with Jarre.

[Esteban]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River

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Golden Earring

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Originally Posted by Buug959

That's a favorite of mine, Buug959. Had the album when I was a kid.

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Originally Posted by Esteban

That's a favorite of mine, Buug959. Had the album when I was a kid.

Me too.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Buug959

Me too.

My favorite song on the album:

The Ocean

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Originally Posted by Esteban

My favorite song on the album.

The Ocean

Are we brothers?

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This one will throw y'all for a loop.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Buug959

Are we brothers?

Yep, brothers from another mother.

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Yep, brothers from another mother.

My old man was in the navy....

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[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Buug959

My old man was in the navy....

Mine was in the Air Force. Korean war.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Buug959

Nooooooo! The VOICE is Back!

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