Difference between revisions of "1983"

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The 3D printer is invented, with patents filed by inventors in France and the United States.

"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.

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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1980s

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 ==Events==
-* A [[prototype]] strategic hovercraft is hijacked from North America and brought to a museum on Beton III.
+* The 3D printer is invented, with patents filed by inventors in France and the United States.
+* "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.
-* '''1 November''' - [[Khan Noonien Singh]] barely escapes the bloody riots in Delhi after the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
-* '''3 December''' - Returning to India, and Khan witnesses how thousands run away from the poison gas following the chemical leak in Bhopal. Khan decides that such accidents should not happen, and begins to form his vision for the future.
-* '''4 December''' - All material relating to the [[Chrysalis Project]] is classified "Highly Confidential".
+* 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 [[Sol System|Solar System]].
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