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TIL that, as a tribute to Ronald McNair (physist and accomplished saxophonist who died in the 1986 CHALLENGER explosion), Jean-Michel Jarre used McNair's actual heartbeat (recorded in training) in the recording of "Ron's Piece" which was to have originally been played live and broadcast from space.

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