This week the Friday #80s Flashback celebrates the 40th anniversary of the release of THE CROSSING, Big Country's debut album! Released on July 15, 1983, this album boasts the hit singles "Fields of Fire" and, of course, "In A Big Country." #Music #BigCountry #40YearsAgo
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#40YearsAgo today at 7:33 a.m. EST, Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to go to space.

Sending a cosmic salute to all the fearless women astronauts who've soared beyond boundaries and inspired generations. 🌟 💪 👩‍🚀 #WomeninSpace #Inspiration
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…boldly going where no spacecraft had gone before!

Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft sent to the outer solar system, became the first to cross Neptune's orbit #40YearsAgo today!

More about Pioneer 10, a mission of firsts! https://go.nasa.gov/3X22bVQ
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Do you cry out for magic, and do your demons ever let you go? This week's Friday #80s Flashback celebrates 40 years of Holy Diving. It's Dio's 1983 debut album, HOLY DIVER (featuring the title track and "Rainbow in the Dark"). #Dio #metal #40YearsAgo https://bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2023/05/friday-80s-flashback-for-may-26-2023.html

This week on the Friday #80s Flashback, it's the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.'s debut album, MURMUR. https://bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2023/04/friday-80s-flashback-for-april-14-2023.html
#Music #REM #Murmur #debut #40YearsAgo

#40YearsAgo, astronauts were training to repair the Solar Max satellite in the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator at @NASAMarshall. A year later, #OTD in 1984, STS-41C launched to Solar Max, and went on to perform the first satellite retrieval and the first satellite repair in space!
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Spent yesterday morning flitting about the house with the now #80s channel on. It was belting out tune after tune.🎵 🎹
The only problem was the ads were all for planning your own funeral or dealing with vaginal dryness.
Talk about reminding me, I'm already half dead #40yearsago

#40YearsAgo today in 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia was launched for STS-5, the first official "operational" Shuttle mission. 4 astronauts made up the crew for this 5 day mission on which two commercial communications satellites were deployed, ANIK C-3 and SitS-C. #NASAhistory http://nitter.net/NASAhistory/status/1591113531310559232#m

#40YearsAgo today in 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia was launched for STS-5, the first official "operational" Shuttle mission. 4 astronauts made up the crew for this 5 day mission on which two commercial communications satellites were deployed, ANIK C-3 and SitS-C. #NASAhistory https://nitter.net/NASAhistory/status/1591113531310559232#m

Santana's 13th studio album, SHANGÓ, is featured in this week's Friday #80s Flashback. Released early in August 1982, SHANGÓ is now 40 years old! #music #Santana #40YearsAgo #Shangó https://bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2022/08/friday-80s-flashback-for-august-5-2022.html