Chandrayaan-3
India launches the Chandrayaan-3 uncrewed lunar lander mission, expected to reach the moon in August after weeks of gradually increasing the vehicle’s orbital altitude until it slips from Earth orbit into lunar orbit. The mission profile is very similar to that of the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which attempted to put a lunar lander named Vikram on the surface near the lunar south pole to look for signs of water.
Loki: For All Time. Always.
Streaming service Disney Plus releases the sixth episode of Loki, created for TV by Michael Waldron and starring Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Owen Wilson. This is the first season finale.
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New Horizons arrives at Pluto
Nine years after its launch from Earth, NASA’s New Horizons space probe passes within 8,000 miles of the surface of Pluto, and within 18,000 miles of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon. Detailed images and observations are obtained of both of these bodies, with less detailed data gathered on Pluto’s four smaller, outermost moons. Cruising through the Pluto system at 30,000 miles per hour, New Horizons must break contact with Earth for nearly a full day to aim its cameras and other instruments at their targets. It’s not until some 12 hours after the point of closest flyby that New Horizons re-establishes contact with Earth, reporting that it has successfully completed the encounter with no problems.
Joe Harnell, composer, dies
Prolific film and TV composer Joe Harnell, whose memorable themes introduced audiences to such shows as The Incredible Hulk, the original V miniseries and The Bionic Woman, dies of heart failure at the age of 80. Before breaking into film music, he toured America and Europe with the Glenn Miller Air Force Band, and then landed numerous gigs as a musical director for such legendary talents as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Beverly Sills, Judy Garland, and Lena Horne. He also released over a dozen albums of his own piano compositions. A three-time Emmy nominee for Best Dramatic Score, his atypical choice of a somber solo piano for the main titles of The Incredible Hulk was the beginning of a long partnership with writer/producer Kenneth Johnson, who also utilized his talents in V and Alien Nation, among other shows. He was also a film scoring lecturer and teacher in residence at the University of Southern California.
Farscape: My Three Crichtons
Sci-Fi Channel premieres the 32nd episode of Farscape.
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Stargate SG-1: Upgrades
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the 68th episode of Stargate SG-1. Vanessa Angel (Weird Science) guest stars.
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The Outer Limits: The Grid
Showtime airs the 122nd episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. D.B. Sweeney (Strange Luck) and Jessica Steen (Captain Power) guest star.
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TNT airs the The Outer Limits: Out Of Body
Premium cable channel Showtime airs the 41st episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. Peri Gilpin (Frasier), Victor Garber (Alias, The Orville), and William B. Davis (The X-Files) guest star.
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Mann & Machine: Cold, Cold Heart
The ninth and final episode of the science fiction police series Mann & Machine, co-created by Dick Wolf and Robert de Laurentiis, is broadcast on NBC, starring David Andrews and Yancy Butler. William Sanderson (Blade Runner) guest stars. (The series has already been cancelled at this point; NBC is burning off the remaining episodes in off-season time slots.)
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ELO Part II: Greatest Hits Live
ELO offshoot band Electric Light Orchestra Part II releases its second album, Live With The Moscow Symphony Orchestra. The live album is released at the behest of the group’s management, despite some flaws in the recorded performances by both the band members and the guest orchestra.
Tales Of The Unexpected: In The Cards
ITV airs the 101st episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. Susan Strasberg guest stars.
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Adam Adamant Lives!: The Sweet Smell Of Disaster
The fourth episode of the spy-fi series Adam Adamant Lives! airs on BBC1, starring Gerald Harper and Juliet Harmer. Adrienne Corri guest stars.
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Out Of This World: The Cold Equations
British broadcaster ABC airs the third episode of science fiction anthology series Out Of This World. Adapted by Clive Exton from a story by Tom Godwin, the story stars Peter Wyngarde and Jane Asher, and is introduced by Boris Karloff (in much the same way that Rod Serling introduced episodes of The Twilight Zone).
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‘Way Out: 20/20
CBS broadcasts the 14th and final episode of the anthology series ‘Way Out, hosted by author Roald Dahl. With ratings steadily falling, and network production shifting from New York to Hollywood, the series has reached its end.
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