Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell To Earth
The 843rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 144th episode since the series’ revival), opening the revived series’ 11th season, as well as introducing Jodie Whittaker as the first woman cast as the Doctor and new showrunner Chris Chibnall (Torchwood, Broadchurch). Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill star.
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Star Wars: Resistance: The Recruit
Cable channel Disney XD airs the first episode of the series Star Wars: Resistance, set prior to the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Oscar Isaac guest stars as the voice of Poe Dameron. This is the first Star Wars TV series set in the era of the current movies produced by Lucasfilm after its acquisition by Disney.
Arrow: Green Arrow
The 70th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Grant Gustin (The Flash) and Neal McDonough (Boomtown) guest star in the fourth season premiere.
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The Flash: Pilot
The first episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero, premieres on the CW, starring Grant Gustin. The series has been developed for TV by Greg Berlanti, creator of Arrow and past TV successes including Everwood and Eli Stone, and is part of the CW’s “shared universe” of DC Comics adaptations frequently referred to by fans as the Arrowverse. Stephen Amell (Arrow) guest stars; Barry Allen’s father is played by John Wesley Shipp, who played The Flash in his last TV series during the 1990-91 season.
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SpaceX Dragon CRS-1
Having successfully demonstrated an unmanned cargo vehicle to make supply runs to the International Space Station, SpaceX launches the first Dragon capsule to the ISS under its new commercial resupply contract with NASA. The flight is not without difficulties: one of the nine engines of the Falcon 9 booster’s first stage shuts down in flight without impacting the Dragon capsule’s ability to reach the right orbit, but a secondary payload – a commercial satellite to be launched from the Falcon’s upper stage – is stranded in the wrong orbit and falls back into Earth’s atmosphere in days. NASA and SpaceX begin a joint investigation into the mishap, while the Dragon capsule docks with the ISS and remains in orbit for nearly three weeks as Expedition 33 crew members unload new cargo and stow items for return to Earth aboard the capsule, which will be recovered on Earth after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Soyuz TMA-01M
Part of the 25th full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-01M. This is a newly redesigned and upgraded Soyuz vehicle, boasting fully digital navigation and automation. Aleksandr Kaleri, Oleg Skripochka and Scott Kelly take up residence on the ISS for 159 days, becoming part of the Expedition 25/26 crews. All three return to Earth in March 2011 aboard the same vehicle.
A near miss: 2008 TC3
Detected only 20 hours before, the meteoroid designated 2008 TC3 burns up and explodes in Earth’s atmosphere, exploding 23 miles above the Sudanese desert. Estimated to be over ten feet in diameter prior to losing most of its mass to heating in the Earth’s atmosphere, 2008 TC3 is thought to have weighed in at approximately 80 tons; hundred of fragments with a total weight of a little over 20 pounds are recovered from the desert. This is the first Near-Earth Object detected prior to impact or destruction by the NASA-funded Spaceguard survey, though the time between detection, confirmation and arrival is less than a day.
STS-112
Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the 111th shuttle flight, an 11-day construction mission to the International Space Station. Another major structural truss is assembled and attached, serving the primary function of radiating built-up waste heat away from the station and into space. Aboard Atlantis for her 26th flight are Commander Jeff Ashby, Pilot Pamela Melroy, and mission specialists David Wolf, Piers Sellers, Sandra Magnus and Fyodor Yurchikhin.
Quaoar
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spots an object beyond the orbit of Pluto, and approximately half the size of Pluto – the largest object discovered in the solar system in over 70 years. With a circular orbit that’s a billion miles further from the sun than Pluto, the body is determined to be approximately 800 miles in diameter. Quaoar is believed to be the largest Kuiper Belt object discovered to date, though its thunder will be stolen a few years later with the discovery of Eris and the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet.
The Cape: Play Astronaut For Me
The fifth episode of the science fiction series The Cape premieres in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law) and Adam Baldwin, and focusing on a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program.
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Xena: Remember Nothing
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 26th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess.
Star Trek: DS9: The Ship
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 98th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This is heavily promoted as the series’ 100th episode (again following Paramount’s policy of counting two-hour episodes as two separate episodes).
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Babylon 5: Grey 17 Is Missing
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 63rd episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. Robert Englund (V, A Nightmare On Elm Street) guest stars.
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Forever Knight: Blackwing
The 52nd episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and Lisa Ryder.
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The X-Files: Sleepless
The 28th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Mitch Pileggi. Tony Todd (Candyman, Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest stars.
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Red Dwarf: Psirens
The 31st episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. This episode, guest starring Jenny Agutter (Logan’s Run), is the beginning of the sixth season.
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Star Trek: TNG: Ensign Ro
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 102nd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Michelle Forbes guest stars as Ensign Ro. This episode introduces the Bajorans, continuing the setup for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Superboy: With This Ring, I Thee Kill
The 28th episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Sherman Howard guest stars as Lex Luthor in the second season premiere, which also features a new actor in the lead role.
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Q*Bert
Pinball maker D. Gottlieb & Co., via its Mylstar video game division, graces arcades with the qute qreatures of Q*Bert. Though it rakes in quarters abundantly, Q*Bert’s easily recognizable characters briefly prove to be a licensing gold mine, resulting in toys, clothing, children’s books, and even a Saturday morning cartoon. The game is fast-tracked to numerous home video game systems.
Jason Of Star Command: Wiki To The Rescue
CBS airs the fifth episode of the Space Academy spinoff series Jason Of Star Command, starring Craig Littler, Sid Haig, and James Doohan (Star Trek).
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet, Part 2
The 485th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1, continuing the Key To Time storyline. This is the first Doctor Who script written by Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy). Bruce Purchase guest stars.
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Wonder Woman: The Bermuda Triangle Crisis
The 17th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner.
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Gemini Man: Sam Casey, Sam Casey
NBC airs the third episode of Gemini Man, starring Ben Murphy, Katherine Crawford, and William Sylvester (2001: a space odyssey). Nancy Malone (Naked City, Capricorn One) guest stars. 
Moonbase 3: Castor And Pollux
The fifth episode of the BBC’s short-lived science fiction series Moonbase 3 premieres. George Pravda guest stars.
The Evil Touch: The Obituary
The fourth episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Leslie Nielsen (Airplane!) guest stars as an airline pilot, but that’s not important right now.
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The Sixth Sense: Witness Within
The 16th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. June Allyson guest stars.
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Ace Of Wands: The Smile, Part 2
ITV airs the 11th episode of Ace Of Wands, starring Michael McKenzie, Tony Selby and Judy Loe. This episode, like the rest of the series’ first two seasons, is now missing from the archives.
UFO: Conflict
The fourth episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Drewe Henley (Star Wars) guest stars.
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The Avengers: Death’s Door
British broadcaster ABC airs the 122nd episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg.
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Journey To The Center Of The Earth: The Doomed Island
ABC broadcasts the fifth episode of the Filmation animated series Journey To The Center Of The Earth, very loosely based on the 1959 movie of the same name. Ted Knight, Pat Harrington Jr., and Jane Webb lead the voice cast.
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