Star Trek: Short Treks: Children Of Mars
Streaming service CBS All Access debuts the tenth episode of Short Treks, a series of 15-20 minute short stories set in the Star Trek universe. This short story sets up the upcoming new series Star Trek: Picard.
AKATSUKI’s second shot at Venus
JAXA, the Japanese space agency, announces its plans to put the unmanned AKATSUKI space probe into orbit around Venus. Originally launched in 2010, AKATSUKI failed to orbit the planet in December of that year due to a critical engine malfunction and instead fell into an orbit around the sun, but mission planners have devised a strategy to use its attitude control engines to slow it enough to be captured around Venus when it intersects the planet’s orbit again. AKATSUKI, more formally known as the Venus Climate Orbiter, is intended to study the atmosphere and weather of Venus, a mission it will begin in December if it can successfully enter orbit.
Orbital Sciences Cygnus CRS Orb-1
Having successfully demonstrated a working model of the Cygnus unmanned cargo spacecraft in 2013, Orbital Sciences delivers its first Cygnus vehicle under a new commercial resupply contract with NASA. The S.S. C. Gordon Fullerton (named for one of the earliest Shuttle astronauts, now deceased) cargo ship lifts off from Wallops Island, carrying nearly 2,800 pounds of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. It will remain docked at the ISS for 36 days.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Doublemeat Palace
The 112th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star.
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Dark Angel: Out
The ninth episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. John Savage and rapper Mack 10 guest star.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Triangle
The 89th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star.
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The X-Files: Orison
The 146th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Nick Chinlund guest stars.
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Deadly Games: Dr. Kramer
The 12th episode of science fiction series Deadly Games is broadcast on UPN, starring James Calvert, Cynthia Gibb, and Chrstopher Lloyd (Taxi, Back To The Future); Leonard Nimoy serves as the series’ executive producer. Christopher Neame (Doctor Who, Blake’s 7), Marjorie Monaghan (Space Rangers, Babylon 5), Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld), and Stuart Pankin (Not Necessarily The News) guest star. The series is cancelled by UPN following this episode, leaving a 13th and final episode, The Ex-Girlfriend, unaired (appearing later on DVD).
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Star Trek: DS9: Past Tense, Part II
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 57th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This is the last episode to premiere during Deep Space Nine’s brief tenure as the sole Star Trek series on the air; Star Trek: Voyager premieres on UPN stations the following week.
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Space Precinct: The Power
The week-long American syndication window opens for the ninth episode of Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi police series Space Precinct. Tom Chadbon (Doctor Who: City Of Death) guest stars.
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Lois & Clark: Witness
The 13th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Tracy Scoggins, Richard Belzer, Charlie Dell (Jason Of Star Command), Claudette Nevins (Electra Woman and Dyna Girl), and Elliott Gould guest star.
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STS-32
Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off on a ten-day mission to deploy the LEASAT 5 communications satellite and retrieve the Long Duration Exposure Facility satellite that had been placed in orbit in 1984 by Challenger. (LDEF retrieval, delayed from 1985, had been put off by several additional years by the Challenger accident and its aftermath.) Aboard Columbia in this flight are Commander Daniel Brandenstein, Pilot James Wetherbee, and mission specialists Bonnie Dunbar, G. David Low, and Marsha Ivins.
Star Trek: TNG: Loud As A Whisper
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 30th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Colm Meaney guest stars.
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Blackadder II: Bells
The seventh episode of Black Adder airs on the BBC, starring Rowan Atkinson. This episode, the long-delayed premiere of the show’s second season, introduces new series regulars Miranda Richardson and Stephen Fry.
Chocky: Episode 1
The first episode of Chocky airs on Thames Television, adapting the novels of John Wyndham into a television serial starring Andrew Ellams and James Hazeldine.
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Voyagers!: Buffalo Bill And Annie Play The Palace
NBC airs the 12th episode of James D. Parriott’s time travel series Voyagers!, starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Diane Civita (V, Alien Nation) guest stars as Annie Oakley, and Robert Donner (High Plains Drifter) guest stars as Buffalo Bill.
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Blake’s 7: Redemption
BBC1 premieres the 14th episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7, the first episode of the series’ second season. This episode concludes a trilogy spanning the first and second seasons, involving the acquisition of a supercomputer called Orac. Resident voice artist Peter Tuddenham adds the voice of Orac to his duties (he already voices the ship’s computer, Zen).
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The Next Step Beyond: The Return Of Cary De Witt
The week-long syndication window opens for the second episode of The Next Step Beyond, a revival of the 1950s/60s supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland.
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Blake’s 7: Space Fall
BBC1 premieres the second episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. Leslie Schofield guest stars; this is the first episode featuring Paul Darrow as Avon.
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Six Million Dollar Man: Death Probe Part 1
The 70th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Nehemiah Persoff and Beverly Garland guest star.
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Electric Light Orchestra II
Electric Light Orchestra‘s second album is released in the UK, featuring the single “Roll Over Beethoven” and ELO’s longest song ever, “Kuiama,” clocking in at over 11 minutes.
Doctor Who: Terror Of The Autons, Part 2
The 280th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as the Doctor’s new companion, Jo Grant. Richard Franklin joins the cast as new UNIT regular Captain Mike Yates, and the Master makes his first appearance in the series, as played by Roger Delgado. Michael Wisher guest stars.
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Moody Blues: To Our Children’s Children’s Children
Decca Records releases the fifth album by the Moody Blues, To Our Children’s Children’s Children, featuring the single “Watching And Waiting”. This is the first of two albums the band will release in 1970.
The Invaders: Counter-Attack
The 35th episode of Larry Cohen’s science fiction series The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes and produced by Quinn Martin’s QM Productions, is broadcast on ABC. Ahna Capri (Enter The Dragon) guest stars.
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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Deadly Creature Below!
The 48th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Nehemiah Persoff guest stars.
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The Outer Limits: The Premonition
ABC airs the 48th episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Dewey Martin and Mary Murphy star.
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Doctor Who: Desperate Measures
The 53rd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part two of the story now collectively known as The Rescue, and introduces the first new companion to join the TARDIS, Vicki.
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Adventures Of Superman: The Boy Who Hated Superman
The 43rd episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Tyler MacDuff guest stars.
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Tales Of Tomorrow: Conqueror’s Isle
The 64th episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC. Much of the second season is missing, including this episode.
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Adventures Of Superman: The Runaway Robot
The 17th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, and Jack Larson. Russell Johnson (Gilligan’s Island) appears in a very early TV role.
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