Red Dwarf: Siliconia
The 69th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on UK cable/satellite comedy channel Dave. Richard Glover (Into The Woods, Rogue One) guest stars.
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Arrow: Tribute
The 117th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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Juno: close, but no science
NASA’s Juno space probe makes a third close swing past Jupiter, but engineering problems make it a blind pass: concerns over stuck valves in the engine leads ground controllers to cancel a planned engine burn to shorten the length of Juno’s orbit, and then mere hours before its latest close pass, Juno goes into a safe mode which shuts down all instruments and cameras pending intervention from Earth. Juno principal investigator Scott Bolton assures that Juno could, theoretically, complete its mission with longer, unadjusted orbits if need be; Juno’s next close pass by Jupiter is expected to happen in December, impacting all future events in the mission plan.
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter & Schiaparelli arrive
The European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and accompanying Schiaparelli Entry Demonstration Lander arrive at the red planet, with the orbiter successfully completing a lengthy engine burn to put it into orbit around Mars; it is the second ESA orbiter to reach Mars, with Mars Express still operating in an elliptical polar orbit. The lander, however, is not so lucky in reaching its goal: its signal, monitored both by the Trace Gas Orbiter and by Mars Express, abruptly ends near the surface; later analysis, and a Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter sighting of debris on Mars, lead ESA engineers to conclude that the lander’s parachute was jettisoned too soon, leaving it to plummet to the ground. This is but the first wave of an expected ExoMars program, a joint venture between ESA and the Russian space program.
Arrow: A Matter Of Trust
The 95th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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Soyuz MS-02
The second uprated Soyuz MS vehicle is launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. The crew of Soyuz MS-02 are International Space Station Expedition 49 crew members Sergey Ryzhikov, Andrei Borisenko, and Shane Kimbrough; these three will become the Expedition 50 crew in November, and will return to Earth in February 2017 aboard the same vehicle.
Human Target soundtrack
La-La Land Records releases a 3-CD set of Bear McCreary’s soundtrack from the Fox action series Human Target.
ABC airs the Battlestar Galactica: 33
British satellite channel Sky One premieres the first episode of Ronald D. Moore’s re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica, months ahead of the first season premiere in North America on the Sci-Fi Channel. The remainder of the season airs first in the UK due to Sky One’s financial contribution to the production of the series (without which it’s unlikely that Sci-Fi Channel alone would’ve continued production).
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy: Episode 17
The 17th episode of the radio science fiction comedy series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is broadcast on BBC Radio, continuing Dirk Maggs’ adaptation of Douglas Adams’ novel Life, The Universe, And Everything with most of the original radio cast.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Harsh Light Of Day
The 59th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head and Alyson Hannigan also star. James Marsters guest stars.
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Crusade soundtrack
Evan H. Chen’s soundtrack from the Babylon 5 sequel series Crusade is released on Sonic Images Records.
Welcome To Paradox: Acute Triangle
The tenth episode of the Sci-Fi Channel original series Welcome To Paradox airs, a loosely-connected anthology of science fiction stories set in Betaville, a utopian future city whose incredible technology has frequently unintended side-effects. Alice Krige (Star Trek: First Contact) stars in a story co-written by SF novelist Robert Chilson.
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E:FC: A Stitch In Time
The 25th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Lisa Howard, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau.
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Star Trek: DS9: Take Me Out To The…
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 152nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Star Trek: TNG: Schisms
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 130th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Quantum Leap: One Strobe Over The Line
NBC airs the 34th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Susan Anton and Marjorie Monaghan (Space Rangers) guest star.
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Doctor Who: Remembrance Of The Daleks 3
The 672nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Michael Sheard, Simon Williams and Terry Molloy guest star in the opening story of the 25th season. The Daleks make their first appearance since 1985, and this is the final original series story to feature them. This episode also marks a major shift away from the comedy-oriented stories of the 1986 and 1987 seasons.
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Friday The 13th: A Cup Of Time
The week-long national syndication window opens for the fourth episode of Friday the 13th: The Series, starring John D. LeMay, Wendy Robie and Chris Wiggins. Hilary Shepherd (Power Rangers) guest stars.
Star Trek: TNG: The Last Outpost
The week-long national syndication window opens for the fourth episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This is the first episode featuring a new alien race devised by Gene Roddenberry, the scheming, money-hungry Ferengi.
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Doctor Who: Paradise Towers, Part 3
The 662nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Richard Briers guest stars as the Chief Caretaker.
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Blake’s 7: Stardrive
BBC1 premieres the 43rd episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. Barbara Shelley guest stars.
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Cosmos: Heaven and Hell
The fourth episode of Carl Sagan’s groundbreaking science documentary series Cosmos premieres on PBS. A popular history of science and scientific theory vs. tradition and superstition, segueing into Sagan’s field of expertise (astrophysics), Cosmos is a major milestone in American documentary filmmaking and the popularization of science and the scientific method (and makes an instant celebrity out of Sagan).
Project UFO Sighting 4019: The Believe It Or Not Incident
The 18th 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. Edward Winter and Caskey Swaim star. Anne Lockhart (Battlestar Galactica) guest stars.
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Electric Light Orchestra: Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra‘s seventh album, Out Of The Blue, is released, featuring the singles “Sweet Talkin’ Woman”, “Turn To Stone” and “Mr. Blue Sky”. Perhaps reflecting the now-widespread fascination with science fiction, this is the first ELO album to depict the band’s logo as a giant spaceship, a theme which is carried over into the extravagant set for the world tour that takes up ELO’s schedule for the next year.
Six Million Dollar Man: The Deadly Test
The 41st episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Tim O’Connor (Buck Rogers In The 25th Century) and Erik Estrada (CHiPs) guest star.
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Shazam!: The Treasure
The seventh episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring Jackson Bostwick, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne.
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Land Of The Lost: Album
The seventh episode of Land Of The Lost premieres on NBC, as the Marshall children nearly fall victim to mind-altering Sleestak technology.
Strange Report: Report 8319: Grenade – What Price Change?
ITV airs the fifth episode of the mystery/spy-fi series Strange Report in the U.K., starring Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, and Anneke Wills (Doctor Who). (The series is an international co-production and airs in the United States on NBC.) Jeremy Bulloch (The Empire Strikes Back, Chocky) guest stars.
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