Date in year · 1985 · The 1980s
On August 7, 1985, takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan's first astronauts. The year's #1 song was "Careless Whisper" by George Michael. Daniel Murphy, Beth Tweddle, Barkhad Abdi would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · August 7, 1985
Takao Doi is a Japanese astronaut, engineer and veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions.
Around 1985
1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1985th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 985th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1980s decade.
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Japanese astronaut and engineer (born 1954)
Takao Doi is a Japanese astronaut, engineer and veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions.
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