Day: April 6, 2022

Moon Knight: Summon The Suit

Moon KnightDisney+ streams the second episode of the Marvel series Moon Knight, starring Oscar Isaac (Dune, Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Ethan Hawke, and May Calamawy.

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The Flash: Reckless

The FlashThe CW airs the 160th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.

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The Flash: The One With The Nineties

The FlashThe CW airs the 138th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.

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Arrow: Eleven Fifty-Nine

ArrowThe 87th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Neal McDonough (Boomtown) guest stars.

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Yamato 2199: Iscandar’s Envoy

Yamato 2199Japanese cable channel Family Gekijo airs the first episode of Space Battleship Yamato 2199, a modernized remake of the 1970s series Space Battleship Yamato. The series’ director is Yutaka Izubuchi (Macross, Rahxephon, Escaflowne, Record of Lodoss War). The remainder of the episodes are released straight to DVD, but are not broadcast on television until 2013.

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The Clone Wars: Chapter 18

Clone WarsBridging the gap between Star Wars Episode II and Episode III, Cartoon Network premieres the 18th mini-episode of Genndy Tartakovsky’s The Clone Wars animated shorts.

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The Outer Limits: The Surrogate

The Outer LimitsSci-Fi Channel airs the 132nd episode of The Outer Limits. Heather Donahue (The Blair Witch Project) guest stars.

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Total Recall 2070: Burning Desire

Total Recall 2070Canadian broadcaster CHCH-TV airs the 13th episode of Art Monterastelli’s sci-fi series Total Recall 2070, starring Michael Easton and Cynthia Preston, very loosely based on the 1990 film Total Recall.

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Star Trek: DS9: Inquisition

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 140th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. William Sadler (Roswell, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey) guest stars. This episode introduces the Starfleet black ops division, Section 31, which becomes a recurring feature in the Star Trek mythos, reappearing in Star Trek: Enterprise and even the 2013 movie Star Trek: Into Darkness.

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Hypernauts: Into The Dark So Deep

HypernautsABC airs the seventh episode of Hypernauts, created by Christy Marx (Jem) and Ron Thornton (the visual effects artist behind the CGI of Babylon 5), and starring Marc Daniel (Fast Track) and Carrie Dobro (Crusade). Wayne Alexander (Babylon 5) guest stars in an episode written by J. Larry Carroll (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Space Precinct, TekWar) and directed by Thornton.

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TekWar: Deadline

TekWarThe ninth episode of the sci-fi crime series TekWar, based on William Shatner’s novel series, airs as part of the Universal Action Pack syndication package. Greg Evigan, William Shatner, and Maria del Mar (Mercy Point) star.

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The International Space Station

ISSHaving drawn the European Space Agency and Japan into partnerships for the still-on-the-drawing-board Space Station Freedom project, NASA announces that it is reaching out to post-Soviet Russia, not just for ideas and engineering expertise, but to become partners in the new space station. With already-built modules sitting on the ground for a Mir 2 station that it cannot afford to launch and operate on its own, Russia becomes a full partner in what will now become the International Space Station. Plans are accelerated for proposed missions to dock the Space Shuttle to the existing Mir space station, and to use Russian Soyuz capsules for crew transfer and return.

Superboy: People vs. Metallo

SuperboyThe 72nd episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs. This episode is written by Mike Carlin and Andy Helfer.

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Space Station Freedom’s new mission

ISSPresident Reagan approves a $10,000,000,000 budget for a redesigned, pared-down Space Station Freedom, to be constructed over sixteen Space Shuttle launches beginning in 1994, with Freedom not being fully operational until 1996. To the stern disapproval of the scientific community, almost all laboratory space has been removed from Freedom’s design proposal, leaving only Japan and the European Space Agency to provide lab space. Without the space for American astronauts to conduct scientific experiments, Space Station Freedom’s new primary mission is quite clearly stated to be to catch the American space program up with, or surpass, the Soviet Union’s long-duration space missions aboard the Mir space station. While the Preisdent approves of the slimmed-down station design, NASA must now run the gauntlet to get Congressional approval to proceed.

Amazing Stories: Secret Cinema

Amazing StoriesThe 20th episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Paul Bartel, Eve Arden, and Griffin Dunne guest star.

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The Max Headroom Show, Episode 1

Knights Of GodThe first episode of The Max Headroom Show premieres, starring Matt Frewer. (This is the music video/talk show series, not the American-made drama series featuring the same character.) Sting guest stars.

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Robin Of Sherwood: The Swords Of Wayland

Robin Of SherwoodThe 11th and 12th episodes of Richard Carpenter’s fanciful retelling of the Robin Hood legend, Robin Of Sherwood, air on ITV, starring Michael Praed, Mark Ryan, Judi Trott, and Nickolas Grace. Rula Lenska (Rock Follies, Coronation Street) guest stars. (The two parts of this story will be shown individually in both UK and international repeats.)

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Atlantis complete

AtlantisAfter four years of construction and an additional year of testing and checkout, the Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls out of the Rockwell International facility at Palmdale, California – the last of the current space shuttle fleet, to the best of anyone’s knowledge at the time. Over three tons lighter than Columbia, Atlantis doesn’t have long to wait for her first mission, lifting off for the first time in October 1985.

STS-41C

ChallengerSpace Shuttle Challenger lifts off on the first mission to retrieve a satellite in orbit, repair it, and release it back into that orbit. Launched in 1980, prior to the first shuttle mission, the Solar Maximum (Solar Max) Satellite is outfitted with a mechanism to allow the shuttle’s remote manipulator arm to grasp it; however, two astronauts using Manned Maneuvering Units still have to nudge it into Challenger’s cargo bay. With repairs completed, Solar Max is returned to its orbit, where it lasts until 1989. Challenger’s crew on this flight consists of Commander Bob Crippen, Pilot Francis Scobee, and mission specialists Geroge Nelson, James Van Hoften and Terry Hart.

Doctor Who: The Monster Of Peladon Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 372nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This a sequel to 1972’s The Curse Of Peladon, with many cast members returning to reprise their roles.

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Pioneer 11 launched

Pioneer 11The unmanned space probe Pioneer 11 is launched on a course that will be one of the first real tests of the theory of gravity assist. Reaching Jupiter in 1975, it will use the giant planet’s gravity to throw it across the solar system to rendezvous with Saturn, the first human-made vehicle to visit that planet. The experience gained with Pioneer 11’s groundbreaking trajectory through the solar system will prove instrumental in the upcoming Mariner Jupter/Saturn ’77 mission, which is later be renamed Voyager.

Doctor Who: Fury From The Deep, Pt. 4

Doctor WhoThe 201st episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This story sees the departure of Deborah Watling as the Doctor’s companion, Victoria Waterfield. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.

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Star Trek: City On The Edge Of Forever

Star TrekThe 28th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Joan Collins guest stars in an episode written by legendary science fiction writer Harlan Ellison; rewrites performed on the script prior to filming later become a major point of contention between Ellison and Roddenberry (and, by extension, between Ellison and Desilu Studios/Paramount).

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Lost In Space: All That Glitters

Lost In SpaceThe 26th episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris. Werner Klemperer (Hogan’s Heroes) guest stars.

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Intelsat I: The Early Bird

Intelsat I Early Bird satelliteBuilt for COMSAT (Communications Satellite Corporation) by Hughes Aircraft, borrowing heavily from the design of the successful Syncom experimental satellites earlier in the decade, Intelsat I is launched into a geosynchronous orbit over the Atlantic Ocean, providing telephone, TV, and fax communication via satellite between the United States and Europe. Intelsat I, nicknamed “Early Bird”, doesn’t go operational until COMSAT has completed diagnostics and engineering tests; its first operational use is in June 1965. It will provide satellite transmission of the first live TV coverage of a returning space mission (the splashdown of Gemini 6 in December 1965), and it will be an integral part of the international satellite links necessary for the Our World broadcast in 1967. Despite being retired from regular use in January 1969, it will be reactivated in June 1969 to handle some of the television coverage of the first lunar landing.

The Outer Limits: The Special One

The Outer LimitsABC airs the 28th episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Macdonald Carey and Richard Ney star.

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