Doctor Who: The Invasion, Part 2
The 221st episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Kevin Stoney guest stars as Tobias Vaughn, and Nicholas Courtney returns as the freshly-promoted Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, head of the newly created UNIT. This is the last Cybermen story until 1975.
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Arecibo and the Crab Nebula Pulsar
Cornell University student Richard Lovelace, working at the Cornell-funded Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico, uses the massive telescope and its on-site computers to determine the rotational period of a pulsar discovered near the center of the Crab Nebula, approximately 6,500 light years from Earth. The position of the pulsar relative to the nebula strengthens the case for pulsars and (still hypothetical) neutron stars occurring at the heart of supernova remnants. The Crab Nebula pulsar had been discovered only three years earlier.
Apollo 4: Saturn V’s first flight
As questions over the safety of the Apollo spacecraft continue to rage, NASA performs the first “all-up” test of the Saturn V rocket with an unmanned launch officially designated Apollo 4. Unsure of what to expect, onlookers and press are stunned by the roar of the five huge F-1 engines; the vibrations cause CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite’s broadcast booth to partially collapse while he’s on the air – over three miles away. The entire vehicle performs flawlessly, propelling the empty (but active) Apollo command/service module to a distance of 10,000 miles before commanding it to return to Earth, simulating the speed and return angle of a vehicle returning from the moon.
Lost In Space: The Thief From Outer Space
The 38th episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris. Malachi Throne (Star Trek, Batman) and Ted Cassidy (The Addams Family) guest star.
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The Avengers: The Murder Market
British broadcaster ABC airs the 85th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg.
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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Hot Line
The ninth episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Michael Ansara and James Doohan (Star Trek, Jason Of Star Command) guest star.
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The Avengers: The Gilded Cage
British broadcaster ABC airs the 59th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman.
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H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man: Blind Justice
The ninth episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; the series will be shown later in the U.S. on CBS. Honor Blackman (The Avengers) guest stars.
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Tales Of Tomorrow: The Search For The Flying Saucer
The 11th episode of ABC’s science fiction anthology series, Tales Of Tomorrow, airs on ABC, with each episode’s opening titles proclaiming that the series is produced “in cooperation with the Science-Fiction League of America”, a collective of sci-fi writers including Isaac Asimov and Theodore Sturgeon among its members. This episode stars Jack Carter and Olive Deering.
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