" ▁had ▁been ▁played ▁on ▁a ▁harm onica ▁during ▁an ▁earlier ▁Gem ini ▁ 6 ▁space fl ight ). ▁However , ▁the ▁recording ▁was ▁never ▁made , ▁as ▁the ▁flight ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁dis aster ▁and ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁its ▁entire ▁crew . ▁The ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁R ende z - V ous ▁pieces , ▁" Last ▁R ende z - V ous ", ▁had ▁the ▁additional ▁name ▁" R on ' s ▁Pie ce ". ▁Ron ▁Mc N air ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁Jar re ' s ▁' R ende z - vous ▁Houston ' ▁concert ▁through ▁a ▁live ▁feed ▁from ▁the ▁orbit ing ▁Sh utt le craft . ▁ ▁Public ▁hon ors ▁Mc N air ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Space ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁along ▁with ▁all ▁crew ▁members ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Ch allen ger ▁and ▁Columbia ▁dis aster s . ▁ ▁A ▁variety ▁of ▁public ▁places , ▁people ▁and ▁programs ▁have ▁been ▁renamed ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Mc N air . ▁ ▁The ▁cr ater ▁Mc N air ▁on ▁the ▁Moon ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁Mc N air ▁Building ▁at ▁M IT ▁( a . k . a . ▁Building ▁ 3 7 ), ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁houses ▁the ▁K av li ▁Institute ▁for ▁Ast ro physics ▁and ▁Space ▁Research . ▁ ▁The ▁Mc N air ▁Science ▁Center ▁at ▁Francis ▁Mar ion ▁University ▁in ▁Florence , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁