The Mandalorian: Chapter 6: The Prisoner
Streaming service Disney+ premieres the the sixth episode of Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, the first live-action TV series set in the Star Wars universe, starring Pedro Pascal. Mark Boone Jr. (Sons Of Anarchy), Bill Burr (Breaking Bad), Clancy Brown (Highlander, Earth 2), Natalia Tena (the Harry Potter films, Game Of Thrones), and Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace) guest star. 
Chang’e 2 scans an asteroid
Originally launched by China to orbit the moon in 2010, and later parked at a LaGrange point beyond the moon’s orbit, the unmanned Chang’e 2 space probe flies by asteroid 4179 Toutatis at a distance of under two miles, capturing the first close-up images of the asteroid as it passes Earth almost half a million miles away. Though 4179 Toutatis has been imaged by ground-based radar on several occasions during its semi-frequent visits to the inner solar system, this is the first space probe to visit it at close range. As of this encounter, Chang’e 2 is the most distant Chinese spacecraft from Earth.
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: Nemesis, the fourth and final feature film of the Star Trek: The Next Generation movie franchise, premieres. Directed by Stuart Baird and co-written by Brent “Data” Spiner, Nemesis falls flat at the box office (and even before its opening day, Paramount is already promoting it as the last voyage of the Star Trek: TNG cast). The next movie in the franchise takes a radically different approach to the Star Trek universe.
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The X-Files: How The Ghosts Stole Christmas
The 123rd episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Lily Tomlin (9 To 5, The Incredible Shrinking Woman) and Ed Asner (Lou Grant) guest star.
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The Flash: Ghost In The Machine
The ninth episode of the superhero series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character, airs on CBS, starring John Wesley Shipp and Amanda Pays. Ian Abercrombie (Birds Of Prey) guest stars.
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Beauty and the Beast: Walk Slowly
CBS airs the 46th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Jo Anderson, and Roy Dotrice. This is the final episode of the series in which Linda Hamilton appears. Armin Shimerman and Edward Albert guest star.
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Quantum Leap: A Portrait For Troian
NBC airs the 19th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Carolyn Seymour (Survivors) guest stars.
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Misfits Of Science: Twin Engines
The ninth episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, airs on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall, and Courteney Cox. Joel Polis (The Thing) guest stars. Story credit (but not script credit) for this episode is given to 28-year-old Tim Kring, the future creature of the 21st century superhero series Heroes.
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Twilight Zone: Episode 12
CBS airs the 12th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Gary Cole (Crusade), Sherman Hemsley (The Jeffersons), and Ron Glass (Firefly, Barney Miller) star in an episode comprised of two short stories, including an adaptation of Joe Haldeman’s short story I Of Newton.
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Activision releases the Doctor Who: State Of Decay, Part 4
The 541st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story, the second part of the E-space trilogy, introduces the “Time Lords vs. Vampires” mythos.
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Man From Atlantis: C.W. Hyde
The ninth episode of the science fiction series Man From Atlantis airs on NBC, starring Patrick Duffy and Belinda J. Montgomery.
Come Back, Mrs. Noah
The pilot episode of the science fiction sitcom Come Back, Mrs. Noah, created by the writing duo behind the perennial favorite Are You Being Served? and starring Mollie Sugden, is aired by the BBC. The remaining five episodes are to be aired in 1978. Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast
The Lost Saucer: Polka Dot Years
ABC airs the 15th episode of Sid & Marty Krofft’s The Lost Saucer, starring Jim Nabors (The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle USMC) and Ruth Buzzi (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In).
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Star Wars greenlit
Having score a minor genre cult classic in THX-1138, and a legitimate mainstream hit with American Graffiti, director George Lucas’ new project, a science fiction film called Star Wars, is formally greenlit by 20th Century Fox, initially with a $7,000,000 budget. The project has been in script development at 20th Century Fox since the summer of 1973, with Universal Studios and United Artists having already passed on it, the later because of the anticipated budget requirements for Lucas’ visions of a sci-fi film on a grand scale. Due largely to being personally championed by Alan Ladd, Jr., president of Fox’s film division, the project still has hurdles to overcome, including numerous threats of the studio shutting it down. Filming will begin in 1976.
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion, Part 4
The 417th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Ian Marter and John Levene guest star.
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Kolchak: The Energy Eater
ABC airs the tenth episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker, based on the 1973 TV movie The Night Stalker and starring Darren McGavin. John Alvin guest stars.
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Six Million Dollar Man: Stranger In Broken Fork
The 23rd episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Sharon Farrell guest stars.
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Lost In Space: Two Weeks In Space
The 72nd episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris. Fritz Feld guest stars.
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The Twilight Zone: A Short Drink From A Certain Fountain
The 131st episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Patrick O’Neal, Ruta Lee, and Walter Brooke star.
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Relay 1
NASA launches the experimental, RCA-built Relay 1 communications satellite. This is the first satellite to relay television signals from the United States to Japan, including the first word of the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. In 1964, it’s part of the link bringing television coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics from Tokyo to the U.S., participating in the first multi-satellite broadcast with Syncom 3. This technological first doesn’t come without some problems, however, and Relay 1 ceases to be operational in early 1965, but remains in orbit for decades.
One Step Beyond: Where Are They?
ABC airs the 73rd episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Phillip Pine guest stars.
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