Day: October 7, 1966

Time Tunnel: The Last Patrol

The Time TunnelThe fifth episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series The Time Tunnel airs on ABC, starring James Darren and Robert Colbert. Carroll O’Connor, Whit Bissell, and Lee Meriwether geust star.

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Thunderbirds: Pit Of Peril

ThunderbirdsUK broadcaster ATV Midlands airs the second episode of Gerry Anderson’s Supermarionation science fiction series Thunderbirds, featuring the voices of Shane Rimmer, David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, and Peter Dyneley.

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The Outer Limits: The Man With The Power

Twilight ZoneABC airs the fourth episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Donald Pleasance and Priscilla Morrill star in a script by Jerome Ross.

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Twilight Zone: The Man In The Bottle

The Twilight ZoneThe 38th episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Joseph Ruskin and Olan Soule star in an episode written by Serling.

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Men Into Space: Moon Landing

Men Into SpaceThe second episode of the science fiction drama series Men Into Space airs on CBS, starring William Lundigan. This episode is written by future novelist James Clavell (Shogun).

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Project Mercury

MercuryThe newly-formed NASA reveals a bold plan: Project Mercury will be an extensive program to create a vehicle capable of safely sending men into Earth orbit and returning them in one piece. The rigorous selection process to find the country’s first space pilots – astronauts – begins, focusing on combat pilots and especially test pilots with experience in flying unproven experimental aircraft (the Mercury spacecraft will definitely qualify for this description).