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			Current events for August 30, 2012 <<-Previous day Return to calendar Next day->> Events in space history for 08/30: Guion S. Bluford, Jr., became the first black American to fly in space aboard the Shuttle (1983). 13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda (1885). 12th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 1 is launched (1984). 8th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 3 is launched (1983). 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs) (1979).