Chandrayaan-3 lands on the moon
Launched by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) in July, the Chandrayaan-3 uncrewed lunar lander successfully touches down on the surface of the moon near the lunar south pole, the first human-made spacecraft to successfully land in that region. Pictures from the surface are transmitted back to Earth, though the lander’s mission is to look for signs of subsurface water believed to be common in the shaded south pole region, a potentially vital resource for long-term human habitation of the moon. (This was the mission intended for the earlier, unsuccessful Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2018.) In accomplishing this feat, India becomes the fourth country to soft-land a payload on the lunar surface.
Retrogram #8160: Blake’s 7 – A User’s Guide
theLogBook.com releases the 29th episode of the Retrogram podcast, hosted by Earl Green, serving as a minimum-spoiler introduction and companion to the classic BBC science fiction series Blake’s 7.
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
The 803rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 104th episode since the series’ revival). This episode opens the show’s eighth full season since its revival, and is the first full episode with Peter Capaldi as the twelfth Doctor. Dan Starkey and Michelle Gomez guest star.
The Black Hole soundtrack
Soundtrack specialty label Intrada releases one of the most-requested “holy grails” in the history of the hobby of soundtrack collecting, an official CD release of John Barry’s soundtrack from the 1979 Disney science fiction movie The Black Hole. Presented in its entirety for the first time, the release is the product of years of work to recover and copy the original session tapes, which were originally recorded on a now-obscure digital tape format.
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Battlestar Galactica Volume 2 soundtrack
Soundtrack specialty label Intrada releases a second volume of Stu Phillips’ episode soundtracks from the TV Series Battlestar Galactica. The complete scores from the episodes The Lost Planet Of The Gods and The Gun On Ice Planet Zero are included.
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Star Trek Phase II: World Enough And Time
The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases its fifth full-length episode, World Enough And Time. George Takei guest stars in a story written and directed by Marc Scott Zicree. The episode is nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
Finn Brothers: Everyone Is Here
The Finn Brothers album Everyone Is Here is released, featuring the singles “Won’t Give In”, “Nothing Wrong With You” and “Part Of Me, Part Of You”.
Astronauts: Episode 13
ITV premieres the 13th episode of the sitcom Astronauts, concerning a fictional British space station crew aboard Skylab. This is the final episode of the second season and of the series.
Tales Of The Unexpected: Proof Of Guilt
ITV airs the 28th episode of Roald Dahl’s anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected, hosted by the author himself and adapted from his short stories. Jeremy Clyde and Dudley Sutton guest star.
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Lunar Lander
Some ten years after the real thing put men on the moon, Atari invites arcade space pilots to try their own luck at the controls of the Lunar Lander. A tricky, brainy game based on real physics, requiring players to cancel out unwanted motion in two axes without running out of fuel, the results are perhaps a little too real: quite a few vector-graphic Eagles fail to land in one piece, and quite a few disgruntled pilots don’t come back to try again.
Ace Of Wands: The Power Of Atep, Part 3
ITV airs the 32nd episode of Ace Of Wands, starring Michael MacKenzie, Petra Markham, and Roy Holder.