Owen K. Garriott, astronaut, dies
Skylab and Space Shuttle astronaut Owen K. Garriott dies at the age of 88. Born in Oklahoma, former U.S. Navy electronics officer Garriott went on to Stanford University to pursue a doctorate, and returned to Stanford to teach physics and electronics until 1965, when he was selected by NASA as one of the first “scientist astronauts” for future Apollo and Apollo Applications Program missions. (Only one scientist astronaut, Harrison Schmitt, flew to the moon before the Apollo program’s budgetary lunar wings were clipped by the Nixon administration.) Garriott first flew to space in 1973 as part of the second Skylab long-duration crew, staying in orbit for a record-setting two months with his two crewmates, and flew as a mission specialist aboard the first Space Shuttle mission to carry the Spacelab laboratory module into orbit in 1983. Both before and after his second and final flight, he was involved in consulting on the ever-changing design for a planned space station, which, after many changes, evolved into the International Space Station. He was the father of Richard Garriott, designer of the Ultima computer adventure game series who later visited the ISS as a space tourist aboard a Soyuz flight; they were the first father/son astronauts in America (preceded only by cosmonauts Alexander and Sergei Volkov).
Legends Of Tomorrow: Séance And Sensibility
The CW airs the 62nd episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Caity Lotz, Matt Ryan, Brandon Routh, and Tala Ashe.
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Arrow: Lost Canary
The 156th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Caity Lotz (Mad Men, Legends Of Tomorrow) guest stars.
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Doctor Who: The Pilot
The 830th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 131st episode since the series’ revival), beginning the revived series’ tenth season. Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, and Matt Lucas star in a story introducing new companion Bill Potts.
Arrow: Broken Arrow
The 65th 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 Doug Jones (Star Trek: Discovery, The Shape Of Water) guest star.
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Star Trek Phase II: Enemy: Starfleet!
The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases its seventh full-length episode, Enemy: Starfleet!.
Doctor Who: New Earth
The 713th episode of Doctor Who (the 15th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Zoe Wanamaker guest stars, and the Face of Boe speaks!
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Soyuz TMA-6 / ISS Expedition 11
The eleventh full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-6. Sergei Krikalev and John Phillips take up residence on the ISS for 179 days. Arriving with them on the ISS for a nine-day stay is astronaut Roberto Vittori, who returns to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-5 with the Expedition 10 crew.
Fleetwood Mac: Say You Will
The first new material from the band in years, the Fleetwood Mac album, Say You Will, is released, featuring the single “Peacekeeper”.
The second Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Dirty Girls
The 140th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters and Alyson Hannigan also star. Nathan Fillion (Firefly) guest stars.
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E:FC: Bad Genes
The 106th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, Melinda Deines, Guylaine St. Onge, and Alan Van Sprang.
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UPN airs the Babylon 5: The Corps Is Mother…
Cable channel TNT premieres The Corps Is Mother, The Corps Is Father, the 101st episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. Walter Koenig guest stars.
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Star Trek: DS9: Ties Of Blood And Water
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 115th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Star Trek: DS9: Hard Time
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 89th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Babylon 5: Sic Transit Vir
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 56th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5.
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The X-Files: Darkness Falls
The 20th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Titus Welliver (Lost) guest stars.
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Superboy: Little Hercules
The 20th episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) guest stars.
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Twilight Zone: Father And Son Game
The 64th and final episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. Ed Marinaro stars in the concluding episode of the series; further revivals of The Twilight Zone will be attempted in the 1990s and the early 21st century.
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Tales Of The Unexpected: Wink Three Times
ITV airs the 109th episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. Liza Goddard and Peter Davison (Doctor Who) guest star.
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The Powers Of Matthew Star: Starr Knight
The 22nd episode of the science fiction series The Powers Of Matthew Star airs on NBC, starring Peter Barton. This is actually the series pilot, which differs from the rest of the series in numerous major ways, but since the series had been cancelled by this point, it was aired as the final episode.
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Dave Edmunds: Information
CBS Records releases the Dave Edmunds solo album Information, featuring the singles “Slipping Away” and “Information” (both produced by Jeff Lynne of ELO fame).
The Greatest American Hero: Reseda Rose
ABC airs the fifth episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp.
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You have questions? Artoo has answers
Random House publishes the Star Wars Question And Answer Book About Space, written by Dr. Dinah Moche. Cashing in on young Star Wars fans’ sudden fascination with space, the book explores many astronomical phenomena, and past, current and future spaceflight (as of 1979) and space science topics, framed within the context of the Star Wars universe.
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The Sixth Sense: Shadow In The Well
The 12th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins.
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Doctor Who: The Mutants, Part 2
The 319th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Garrick Hagon (Star Wars) and John Hollis (The Empire Strikes Back) guest star.
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The Avengers: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Station
British broadcaster ABC airs the 117th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. Drewe Henley (Star Wars) guest stars.
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Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones, Part 2
The 158th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The Avengers: Dance With Death
The 12th episode of Sydney Newman’s spy series The Avengers, starring Ian Hendry and Patrick Macnee, airs on UK broadcaster ABC. Caroline Blakiston (Return Of The Jedi) guest stars in an episode now missing from the archives, but it will be recreated in audio form in the 21st century by Big Finish Productions.
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