1986

• Voyager flies non-stop and non-refueled around the world.
   
• Dick Rutan (Burt’s brother) and Jeana Yaeger made the 25,000 mile flight in 216 hours or 9 days using almost 1120 gallons of fuel.
   
• Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff.

Burt Rutan’s Voyager

Songs From 1986

  “That’s What Friends Are For”
  “Graceland”
  “Higher Love”

Other Facts from 1986

President: Ronald Reagan     Average annual income $22,399 New car $9,281 Loaf of bread $0.98 Gallon of milk $2.19 Gallon of gas $0.89     Dow Jones Average 1502 to 1956