1983
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Events
- "1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident": Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war by correctly identifying a warning of attack by U.S. missiles as a false alarm.
- The 3D printer is invented, with patents filed by inventors in France and the United States.
- Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on its maiden voyage: STS-6.
- Pioneer 10 passes the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first human-made object to leave the vicinity of the major planets of the Solar System.
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