ASTRO-H / Hitomi
JAXA, the Japanese Space Agency, launches the ASTRO-H X-ray observatory satellite, nicknamed Hitomi, from Tanegashima Space Center. Carrying equipment provided by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency, Hitomi is intended to remain operational for three years, conducting X-ray astronomy from low Earth orbit. Though the launch proceeds without apparent problems, major technical issues will prevent Hitomi from fulfilling its mission objectives.
Arrow: Code Of Silence
The 83rd episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Neal McDonough (Boomtown) and Rachel Luttrell (Stargate Atlantis) guest star.
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Star Wars Rebels: Homecoming
Cable channel Disney XD premieres the 29th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels, a CGI animated storyline falling between the original and prequel trilogies of the Star Wars saga. Robin Atkin Downes (Babylon 5) guest stars.
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Agent Carter: SNAFU
The seventh episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Agent Carter, starring Hayley Attwell as Agent Peggy Carter, is broadcast on ABC. Ralph Brown (Star Wars Episode I, Lexx) guest stars.
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The Flash: Fallout
The 14th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin, airs on the CW. Victor Garber (Alias, Legends Of Tomorrow), Clancy Brown (Highlander, Earth 2), and Robbie Amell (The Tomorrow People) guest star.
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ITV premieres the Battlestar Galactica: The Captain’s Hand
Sci-Fi channel airs the 30th episode of Ronald D. Moore’s re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica. Richard Hatch and John Heard guest star.
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UPN airs the Voyager 1: furthest robot out
Unmanned space prove Voyager 1, launched in 1977, surpasses its forerunner Pioneer 10 as the furthest man-made object in space. Due to a sharp increase in its speed imparted by a very close pass by Saturn’s large moon Titan in 1980, Voyager 1 has outrun Pioneer 10, which was launched in 1972. Both vehicles are still returning science data, and Voyager 1 is now 6.5 billion miles from the sun, 70 times further out from the sun than Earth. Voyager’s on-board nuclear power source is expected to keep it active through 2020.
The Cape: The Astronaut Formerly Known As Prince
The 17th episode of The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, presenting a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program.
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Xena: A Day In The Life
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 39th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess.
Star Trek: DS9: By Inferno’s Light
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 111th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Babylon 5: The Illusion Of Truth
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 74th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5.
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NEAR launched
The NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) unmanned spacecraft, built and flown for NASA by John Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Lab, lifts off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to orbit and study asteroid 433 Eros, a target it won’t reach until 1998 at the earliest; it will fly by another asteroid in 1997. Other trajectories under consideration during mission planning included a combination of several asteroids and comets, before the limitations of NEAR’s chemical propulsion system forced those plans to be scaled back. (A more ambitious multi-asteroid mission, Dawn, will be launched in the 21st century.) NEAR will become the first human-made spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
The X-Files: End Game
The 41st episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Mitch Pileggi. Peter Donat (Time Trax) guest stars as Mulder’s father.
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Doctor Who: No Future
Virgin Publishing releases the 23rd book in the Doctor Who New Adventures series, “No Future” by Paul Cornell. This book concludes a five-book cycle involving someone trying to ensnare the Doctor by making paradoxical major changes to the Time Lord’s established history. “No Future” also explains the somewhat cryptic “breakdown” suffered by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart during the 1970s, leading to his retirement from UNIT.
The Star Trek: TNG: Conundrum
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 113th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Michelle Forbes guest stars as Ensign Ro.
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Superboy: Abandon Earth
The 44th episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Stuart Whitman, Salome Jens, Britt Ekland, and George Lazenby guest star.
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Beauty and the Beast: A Gentle Rain
CBS airs the 32nd episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Piper Laurie (Twin Peaks) guest stars.
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Weird Al Yankovic: In 3-D
Scotti Bros. Records releases Weird Al Yankovic‘s second album, In 3-D, featuring the singles “Eat It” and “I Lost On Jeopardy”.
The Greatest American Hero: A Chicken In Every Plot
ABC airs the 22nd episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. Thalmus Rasulala and Ron O’Neal (Super Fly) guest star.
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Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor, Part 5
The 504th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1, continuing the Key To Time storyline. John Woodvine (Knights Of God) and Lalla Ward guest star. Valentine Dyall makes his first appearance as the Black Guardian. This is the final six-part Doctor Who story to be broadcast.
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Wonder Woman: IRAC Is Missing
The 30th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Ross Martin (The Wild Wild West) guest stars.
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Fantastic Journey: Beyond The Mountain
The third episode of the short-lived NBC series The Fantastic Journey premieres. Roddy McDowall joins the cast as an amoral scientist, adding some star power (and a bunch of androids) to the show’s lineup. 
USSR plans next-generation space station
With work having started mere days earlier on Buran, a Soviet version of the American space shuttle design, the Soviet Union’s space agency is given new marching orders to create a new generation of space station hardware, based on the experience gained thus far with the four Salyut space stations and their associated Almaz military space hardware. A modular design is chosen, with multiple docking ports and multiple station components launched over a period of time, concepts which will be tested with yet-to-be-launched Salyut stations. Frequently fighting with the Buran shuttle development program for money and resources (despite the fact that the two spacecraft are expected to be compatible), this new station will not be launched until 1986, almost exactly ten years later, at which time it will be known as Mir.
The Changes: Heartsease
The seventh episode of The Changes airs on BBC1, adapting the novels of Peter Dickinson into a ten-part television serial starring Vicky Williams and Keith Ashton. The series was filmed in 1973, but has been held for broadcast until 1975.
Doctor Who: Carnival Of Monsters, Part 4
The 337th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Jon Pertwee’s “Navy Lark” co-star Tenniel Evans guest stars, and making his first Doctor Who appearance is Ian Marter.
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UFO: Timelash
The 18th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Wanda Ventham and Patrick Allen guest star.
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The Enterprise runs aground
NBC announces that it is dropping Star Trek from the fall 1969 network schedule. Having taken the show’s Friday night “death slot” as a sign of things to come, Gene Roddenberry has already begun seeking greener pastures, leaving the day-to-day showrunner duties to Fred Freiberger. Roddenberry also has no plans to manipulate fan protests against the cancellation this time (as he had done in 1967 and 1968); some NBC publicity and promotions executives are surprised when the seemingly inevitable backlash fails to materialize.