On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride launched aboard Challenger STS-7 to become the first American woman in space — 22 years after the Soviet Union, after a press tour of indignities, and after years of mastering the shuttle’s robotic arm.
At 2:00 AM Pacific time on June 13, 1983, an 11-year-old NASA probe weighing less than a small car crossed an invisible line in space and made history. Pioneer 10 became the first human-made object to leave the solar system, slipping past the orbit of Neptune at a distance of 2.8 billion miles from Earth….
On May 25, 1983, Return of the Jedi opened in 1,002 theaters and broke every box-office record on the books. Inside the secret production, the Ewok backlash, and how George Lucas closed the original Star Wars trilogy.
President Reagan addresses the nation from the Oval Office on March 23, 1983, unveiling his ambitious Strategic Defense Initiative. On March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan sat behind his desk in the Oval Office and delivered a televised address that would reshape the Cold War, terrify the Soviet Union, and earn one of the most…
