Al Worden, astronaut, dies
Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden dies at the age of 88. As the mission’s command module pilot, he was the only member of Apollo 15’s crew to not walk on the moon, though he does still hold the distinction of performing the furthest spacewalk from Earth, when he retrieved film cannisters from the body of the service module, requiring him to suit up and venture outside the vehicle while it was roughly halfway on its journey from the moon back to Earth. With the other members of the crew, he was embroiled in a seemingly minor scandal involving space-flown postal covers that turned out to almost be a career-ender once the astronauts were back on Earth; he made the jump to NASA’s Ames Research Center rather than returning to the Air Force, where he had been a past instructor at the Aerospace Research Pilot School, reporting directly to Colonel Chuck Yeager. After retiring from NASA, he made an unsuccessful run for Congress in 1982, and continued promoting the space program and science education.
Arrow: Star City 2040
The 154th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Katrina Law (Spartacus) guest stars.
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Star Wars Rebels: Twin Suns
Cable channel Disney XD airs the 54th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels. Sam Witwer (Battlestar Galactica) guest stars.
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Arrow: The Offer
The 62nd episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) and Katrina Law (Spartacus) guest star.
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Doctor Who: Space / Time
A two-part Doctor Who sketch airs as part of the BBC’s Comic Relief telethon. Featuring only series regulars Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, the mini-adventure runs around eight minutes in length.
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Battlestar Galactica: Crossroads, Part 1
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 52nd episode of Ronald D. Moore’s re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica. Mark Sheppard guest stars.
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Battlestar Galactica: Colonial Day
Sci-Fi channel airs 11th episode of Ronald D. Moore’s re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica. Richard Hatch, Alex Zahara (Jeremiah) and Kate Vernon guest star.
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Stargate Atlantis: The Siege, Part I
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 18th episode of Stargate Atlantis. Christopher Heyerdahl (Sanctuary) guest stars.
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Doctor Who: Meglos/Full Circle soundtracks
The soundtracks from the 1980 Doctor Who stories Meglos and Full Circle are released on a CD, including a selection of contemporary sound effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive soundtrack
Peter Howell‘s soundtrack from the 1980 Doctor Who story The Leisure Hive is released in its entirety on CD, including a selection of contemporary sound effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
New Babylon 5 movie and potential series
The Sci-Fi Channel officially announces that it will be producing a new Babylon 5 movie in 2001, tentatively titled Babylon 5: The Legend Of The Rangers, set three years after the events of Babylon 5’s fifth season, as the Anla’shok try to restore peace and order to the war-torn galaxy. Members of the Babylon 5 cast may appear in the movie – which is confirmed as a pilot for a potential new series with the same premise – but the cast will consist largely of new faces. Douglas Netter and creator J. Michael Straczynski will serve as executive producers.
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UPN airs the The X-Files: Miracle Man
The 18th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny.
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Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: British East Africa, September 1909
The third episode of George Lucas’ historical adventure series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles airs on ABC, starring Corey Carrier. James Gammon guest stars in an episode written by Matthew Jacobs (Doctor Who).
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Star Trek: TNG: Night Terrors
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 90th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Whoopi Goldberg, John Vickery (Babylon 5) and Brian Tochi (Space Academy) guest star.
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Superboy: War Of The Species
The 19th episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs.
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Twilight Zone: Many, Many Monkeys
The 61st episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. Karen Valentine (Room 222) stars.
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Beauty and the Beast: To Reign In Hell
CBS airs the 20th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. James Avery and Armin Shimermaan guest star.
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The Greatest American Hero
ABC premieres the movie-length first episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. Michael Paré and Faye Grant (V) guest star.
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The The Tomorrow People: A Rift In Time, Part 2
The 20th episode of The Tomorrow People is broadcast on ITV. Sylvia Coleridge guest stars.
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils, Part 4
The 315th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Roger Delgado and Clive Morton guest star. This is the first appearance of the Sea Devils, identified here as an offshoot of the Silurian species.
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The Sixth Sense: Eye Of The Haunted
The ninth episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. Mariette Hartley guest stars.
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Out Of The Unknown: Target Generation
BBC2 airs the 36th episode of science fiction anthology series Out Of The Unknown. Adapted by Clive Exton from a story by Clifford D. Simak, this script was previously used in the 1962 anthology series Out Of This World. This episode no longer exists in the BBC’s archives.
The Avengers: Never, Never Say Die
British broadcaster ABC airs the 114th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. Christopher Lee guest stars.
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Adam Adamant Lives!: Wish You Were Here
The 28th episode of the spy-fi series Adam Adamant Lives! airs on BBC1, starring Gerald Harper and Juliet Harmer. Along with much of the rest of the second season, this episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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Doctor Who: The Macra Terror, Part 2
The 154th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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Voskhod 2: the first spacewalk
Voskhod 2 is launched by the Soviet Union, this time with only a two-man crew for a very specific mission. Cosmonauts Pavel Belyaev and Alexei Leonov orbit Earth for 28 hours, but during one orbit an airlock is extended from the side of their Voskhod capsule and Leonov squeezes through the airlock tunnel in a spacesuit, becoming the first human being to exit his spacecraft in flight. He spends 10 minutes walking in space, but this Soviet space first nearly ends badly; Leonov’s suit “inflates” as a result of pressurization, making it extremely difficult to enter the vehicle again (and nearly overexerting him in the process of getting back inside). A guidance system malfunction forces Belyaev to manually control the vehicle during reentry and descent, but Voskhod 2’s crew capsule lands over 700 miles away from Moscow in a remote wilderness in the dead of winter, and the cosmonauts wait hours for a recovery team to rescue them via helicopter.