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Ronald E. McNair

STS-41B

Saxophone in Space

In this photo taken on Feb. 8, 1984, NASA astronaut Ronald E. McNair plays his saxophone while off-duty during the STS-41B mission. He and fellow crew members Vance D. Brand, Robert L. Gibson, Robert L. Stewart, and Bruce McCandless II launched on the space shuttle Challenger from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. […]

Posted May 1, 2025

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5

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7

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58

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21

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4

5

1

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1

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1

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10

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4

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15

10

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6

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52

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41

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89

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2

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165

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13

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22

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8

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4

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23

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1

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2

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46

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18

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26

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64

1

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14

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29

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3

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33

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46

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207

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13

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3

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3

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3

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108

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4

4

18

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70

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29

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5

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11

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61

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14

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7

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28

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42

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7

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