Blue Origin NS-21
Blue Origin launches the New Shepard suborbital flight NS-21, the vehicle’s fifth crewed flight. Passengers on this flight are Evan Dick (who also flew aboard NS-19), Katya Echazarreta, Hamish Harding, Victor Correa Hespanha, Jaison Robinson, and Victor Vescovo.
Eureka: Ex Machina
Syfy airs the 71st episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and Joe Morton. Felicia Day (Mystery Science Theater 3000) guest stars.
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Doctor Who: A Good Man Goes To War
The 779th episode of Doctor Who (the 81st since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Alex Kingston, Frances Barber, and Simon Fisher-Becker guest star. This is the first part of a mid-season cliffhanger; the series resumes nearly two months later.
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Doctor Who: Boom Town
The 709th episode of Doctor Who (the 11th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. John Barrowman and Annette Badland guest star.
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Star Trek: TNG: Transfigurations
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 72nd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Ray Bradbury Theater: The Playground
The second episode of the half-hour science fiction/fantasy anthology series Ray Bradbury Theater premieres on premium cable channel HBO, starring William Shatner (Star Trek, T.J. Hooker) in a script adapted by Ray Bradbury from one of his own short stories.
Phillips halts Odyssey2/3 development
North American Phillips (formerly Magnavox) announces at the summer Consumer Electronics Show that it has put the Odyssey2 video game console’s slightly more advanced successor, the Odyssey3 Command Center, on hold indefinitely – just six months after unveiling it – rather than meeting its July release date. What Phillips doesn’t announce is that active game development on the Odyssey2 has also been halted; the company’s game designers are now focused on a new effort to publish games for non-Odyssey consoles under the Probe 2000 name.
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
Produced and co-written by Harve Bennett (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Invisible Man) and directed by Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan debuts in theaters. The story follows up on the first season TV episode Space Seed, bringing back Ricardo Montalban (who is now a star thanks to his stint on ABC’s Fantasy Island) as Khan and introducing Kirstie Alley as a new member of the Enterprise crew. With faster pacing, increased action, and a more contemporary military sci-fi feel, the sequel is a hit that guarantees future sequels, as well as gradually increasing interest on Paramount’s part to return the franchise to television years later.
Encyclopedia of Space Technology
The first edition of British author Kenneth Gatland’s detailed non-fiction book “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology“ is published by Harmony Books, proving to be a fantastic distraction through the remainder of your webmaster’s time in the public school system.
Project UFO Sighting 4013: The St. Hilary Incident
The 13th episode of Harold Jack Bloom’s sci-fi series Project UFO airs on NBC, portraying fictionalized investigations into what the show claims are actual cases from the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book investigations. William Jordan and Caskey Swaim star. Pamela Franklin guest stars in the first season finale.
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Survivors: Starvation
The seventh episode of Terry Nation’s post-apocalyptic series Survivors, Starvation premieres on the BBC.
Enterprise in drydock
Construction begins on OV-101, a Space Shuttle intended for extensive atmospheric test flight and landings without ever going into space. Originally intended to bear the name Constitution, a letter-writing campaign by Star Trek fans convinces President Gerald Ford to request that NASA rename the first shuttle Enterprise. Much of the first shuttle’s structural details are simply dummy models of the correct shape and weight; her engines are never intended to fire. Though plans are drawn up to convert Enterprise into a space-worthy vehicle, they are never carried out: it’s deemed cheaper and faster to upgrade a structural test model of the shuttle instead.
The Tomorrow People: Slaves Of Jedikiah, Part 5
The fifth episode of The Tomorrow People series premieres on ITV. Francis de Wolff guest stars in the fifth and final part of a five-part serial.
Doctor Who: The Savages, Part 2
The 120th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Frederick Jaegar guest stars. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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Raymond Scott: Soothing Sounds For Baby
Raymond Scott‘s experimental electronic music album Soothing Sounds For Baby, Volume 1 is released. Created entirely on electronic instruments and sequencers of his own creation – decades ahead of the widespread use of such equipment – the LP is a series of somewhat repetitive instrumentals which will supposedly help infants sleep better.
Adventures Of Superman: Olsen’s Millions
The 59th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Elizabeth Patterson guest stars.
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Science Fiction Theatre: Death At 2 A.M.
The ninth episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Skip Homeier and John Qualen.
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