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Published On: March 19, 2019

The FlashThe CW airs the 108th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.

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Published On: March 19, 2014

ArrowThe 39th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Ben Browder (Farscape) and Caity Lotz (Mad Men, Legends Of Tomorrow) guest star.

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Published On: March 19, 2008

Sir Arthur C. ClarkeScience fiction writer, science essayist and all-around futuristic thinker Sir Arthur C. Clarke dies at the age of 90. In addition to writing such seminal SF novels as “2001: a space odyssey” (and simultaneously writing its screenplay) and “Rendezvous With Rama” (and their various sequels and spinoffs), he also posited – in a 1945 paper – a network of communications in fixed orbits above the Earth, exchanging signals between the ground and one another, some 20 years before the first steps were taken in that direction. (As a result, geosynchronous orbit is also referred to as “Clarke orbit.”) Even before that, he played a part in early work on radar as a member of the RAF during World War II. In the 1950s, he moved to Sri Lanka, but kept up a prodigious schedule of writing both fiction and non-fiction, as well as appearances ranging from brief movie roles (both as himself and otherwise) to being a television commentator on the Apollo moon missions.

Published On: March 19, 2000

The X-FilesThe 154th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. William B. Davis guest stars in an episode he also wrote.

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Published On: March 19, 1981

VenusNASA’s unmanned Pioneer Venus Orbiter completes its radar mapping survey of the planet Venus, having used radar to create the first-ever topographical map of that world, which is usually hidden behind a thick, toxic cloud deck. Launched in 1978, Pioneer Venus Orbiter is the only surviving component of the two-vehicle Pioneer Venus mission, but with its solar arrays still gathering adequate power and all of its instruments still functioning well, the orbiter is not deactivated or deorbited at this time; future tasks will be found for it in the years ahead.

Published On: March 19, 1979

Salvage 1The eighth episode of the series Salvage 1 airs on ABC, starring Andy Griffith, Joel Higgins, and Trish Stewart. Richard Jaeckel (Spenser For Hire), Barry Nelson (My Favorite Husband, The Shining), and Angus Scrimm (Phantasm) guest star.

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Published On: March 19, 1978

Project UFOThe fourth 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. William Jordan (Beyond Westworld) and Caskey Swaim star. Leif Erickson (The High Chaparral) and Malachi Throne (Star Trek, Batman) guest star.

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Published On: March 19, 1977

Bally Professional ArcadeBally introduces the Bally Professional Arcade home video game system, based on some of the same technology that Bally and its Midway division have been using in arcade games. This means the Bally Professional Arcade is perfectly suited to home versions of such Midway coin-ops as Space Zap and Wizard Of Wor – possibly the earliest instance of real arcade fidelity in a home game system. Its tiny keypad also allows Bally to claim that the Professional Arcade is a home computer waiting to happen.

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Published On: March 19, 1961

Pathfinders To VenusBritish broadcaster ABC airs the third episode of Pathfinders To Venus, a follow-up series to Pathfinders In Mars, produced by future Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman. George Colouris and Gerald Flood (City Beneath The Sea) star; the script is written by Malcolm Hulke (Doctor Who) and Eric Paice (Star Maidens). Though the original master tape of this episode was later wiped for reuse, film recordings of all eight episodes will be recovered and released on DVD in the 21st century.

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Chandrayaan-3 lands on the moon

Launched by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) in July, the Chandrayaan-3 uncrewed lunar lander successfully touches down on the surface of the moon near the lunar south pole, the first human-made spacecraft to successfully land in that region. Pictures from the surface are transmitted back to Earth, though the lander's mission is to look for signs of subsurface water believed to be common in the shaded south pole region, a potentially vital resource for long-term human habitation of the moon. (This was the mission intended for the earlier, unsuccessful Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2018.) In accomplishing this feat, India becomes the fourth country to soft-land a payload on the lunar surface.

Ahsoka

Streaming service Disney+ releases the the first and second episodes of Dave Filoni's Star Wars: Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson and Natasha Liu Bordizzo. Following up on the events of Filoni's previous aniamted series, Star Wars: Rebels, the first two episodes also feature Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World), David Tennant (Doctor Who), Clancy Brown (Earth 2, Highlander), and the late Ray Stevenson. More about Ahsoka in the LogBook

Luna 25 mission ends

Russia's Luna 25 mission to the lunar south pole ends unsuccessfully when an engine burn intended to lower the vehicle's orbit around the moon into its final landing orbit goes awry. Luna 25 instead crashes into the moon as the result of the engine firing longer than expected. Contact with Luna 25 is not recovered following what the Russian space agency describes as an "abnormal situation". The mission was Russia's first attempt at a lunar landing in nearly 50 years.

Babylon 5: The Road Home

Warner Bros. releases the animated movie Babylon 5: The Road Home. direct to DVD, Blu-Ray, and digital. Written by series creator J. Michael Straczynski, and featuring surviving original series stars Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Peter Jurasik, Bill Mumy, Tracy Scoggins, and Patricia Tallman, with new actors voicing other familiar characters from the series. More about Babylon 5 in the LogBook and theLogBook.com StoreBabylon 5 now streaming on Amazon Prime

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Luna 25

Russia launches the Luna 25 uncrewed spacecraft on a mission to land near the south pole of the moon. This is the first mission in the Luna program, which has been dormant since the 1970s; if successful, the mission will be the first Russian soft-landing on the moon in almost 50 years. Much like India's Chanrayaan-3 mission, launched a few weeks earlier, Luna 25 is intended to search for signs of water in the shaded areas of the lunar south pole, which could be a necessary resource for future crewed missions and possible long-term habitation of the moon.

Galactic 02

Virgin Galactic launches the Galactic 02 suborbital spaceflight aboard the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity. The flight is piloted by CJ Sturckow and Kelly Latimer, with Birgin Galactic's Beth Moses aboard as the astronaut instructor. The passengers are space tourists Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff, and Anastatia Mayers. Goodwin is the first space traveler to fly after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.

Chandrayaan-3

India launches the Chandrayaan-3 uncrewed lunar lander mission, expected to reach the moon in August after weeks of gradually increasing the vehicle's orbital altitude until it slips from Earth orbit into lunar orbit. The mission profile is very similar to that of the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which attempted to put a lunar lander named Vikram on the surface near the lunar south pole to look for signs of water.

Galactic 01

Virgin Galactic launches the Galactic 01 suborbital spaceflight aboard the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity. The flight is piloted by Michael Masucci and Nicola Pecile, with Italians Walter Villadei, Pantaleone Carlucci, and Angelo Landolfi, and British citizen Colin Bennett, as the passengers. Some research objectives are carried out on this flight, which was delayed from a 2021 launch date.

Superman & Lois: What Kills You Only Makes You Stronger

The CW airs the 43rd episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. This is the third season finale; the CW announces that a shortened fourth season will be made, but will be the show's last. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Star Trek: Prodigy cancelled

Streaming service Paramount Plus abruptly announces that the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, created by Dan & Kevin Hageman, will be leaving the service a week after the announcement, at the end of June. The second season, deep into the post-production process, will be completed, and an attempt will be made to sell both the first and second seasons to another distribution outlet (though, as with recent cancellations on other streaming services, there is also a possibility of the show being shelved entirely as a tax write-down). After the announcement that Star Trek: Discovery's upcoming fifth season will be its last, Prodigy is the second Star Trek series to be cancelled in 2023. (It is one of several shows to leave PAramount Plus on extremely short notice at the end of June.) More about Star Trek: Prodigy in the LogBook

Superman & Lois: Injustice

The CW airs the 42nd episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Superman & Lois: Complications

The CW airs the 41st episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Superman & Lois: Collision Course

The CW airs the 40th episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Virgin Galactic Unity-25

Virgin Galactic launches the Unity-25 suborbital spaceflight aboard the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity. Both crew and passengers are employees of Virgin Galactic, as this is effectively a proving flight following the Federal Aviation Administration's grounding of the Virgin Galactic fleet in 2021 after its first passenger flight. Pilots Michael Masucci and C.J. Sturckow are at the controls; Beth Moses, Luke Mays, Jamila Gilbert, and Christopher Huie are the passengers. Flights following this one will be designated "Galactic" followed by the flight number.

Superman & Lois: The Dress

The CW airs the 39th episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

The Wonders Of The Universe

Dragon's Domain Records releases the soundtrack album The Wonders Of The Universe: Music From The Big Finish Space: 1999 Audio Dramas, collecting composer Joe Kraemer's music created for the Big Finish Productions audio drama reboot of Space: 1999, as both a download and a CD. More about Space: 1999 in the LogBook

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Superman & Lois: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

The CW airs the 38th episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Superman & Lois: Forever And Always

The CW airs the 37th episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 soundtrack

Lakeshore Records digitally releases an album of selections from JNami Melumad's soundtrack to the first season of the streaming series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. More about Star Trek soundtracks in Music Reviews

Superman & Lois: Of Sound Mind

The CW airs the 36th episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 soundtrack

Lakeshore Records digitally releases an album of selections from Stephen Barton and Frederik Weidmann's soundtrack to the third and final season of the streaming series Star Trek: Picard. More about Star Trek soundtracks in Music Reviews

Superman & Lois: Head On

The CW airs the 35th episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Tron: Identity soundtrack

Disney Music digitally releases an album of selections from Dan le Sac's soundtrack to the computer game Tron: Identity. More about game soundtracks in Music Reviews

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Superman & Lois: Too Close To Home

The CW airs the 34th episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Superman & Lois: In Cold Blood

The CW airs the 33rd episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Superman & Lois: Uncontrollable Forces

The CW airs the 32nd episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

Superman & Lois: Closer

The CW airs the 31st episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin. This is the third season premiere. More about Superman & Lois in theLogBook.com StoreSuperman & Lois now streaming on HBO Max

The Mandalorian: Chapter 17

Streaming service Disney+ releases the the 17th episode of Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian, starring Pedro Pascal. Katee Sackhoff and Carl Weathers guest star in the third season premiere. More about The Mandalorian in the LogBook

Star Trek: Picard: Disengage

Streaming service Paramount Plus debuts the 22nd episode of Star Trek: Picard, starring Patrick Stewart, Michelle Hurd, and Jeri Ryan. Amanda Plummer, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes and Gates McFadden guest star. More about Star Trek: Picard in the LogBook

Star Trek: Picard: The Next Generation

Streaming service Paramount Plus debuts the 21st episode of Star Trek: Picard, starring Patrick Stewart, Michelle Hurd, and Jeri Ryan. Jonathan Frakes and Gates McFadden (Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest star in the heavily hyped third season premiere, which promises to reunite the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast. More about Star Trek: Picard in the LogBook

Retrogram #9060: What Did You Do During The Syndication Wars?

theLogBook.com releases the 34th episode of the Retrogram podcast, hosted by Earl Green, covering the history of first-run syndication in American television as a prelude to Retrogram beginning to cover genre TV from the 1990s. [audio mp3="https://www.thelogbook.com/podcast/retrogram/retrogram_9060.mp3"] More about the Retrogram podcast here

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Doctor Who: The Power Of The Doctor soundtrack

Silva Screen Records digitally releases an album of music from Segun Akinola's soundtrack to The Power Of The Doctor, the third of the 2022 Doctor Who "specials" starring Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor. The album will get a physical release the following month. More about Doctor Who soundtracks in Music Reviews

Doctor Who: Legend Of The Sea Devils soundtrack

Silva Screen Records digitally releases an album of music from Segun Akinola's soundtrack to Legend Of The Sea Devils, the second of the 2022 Doctor Who "specials" starring Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor. The album will get a physical release the following month. More about Doctor Who soundtracks in Music Reviews

Doctor Who: Eve Of The Daleks soundtrack

Silva Screen Records digitally releases an album of music from Segun Akinola's soundtrack to Eve Of The Daleks, the first of the 2022 Doctor Who "specials" starring Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor. The album will get a physical release the following month. More about Doctor Who soundtracks in Music Reviews

Retrogram #8347: The Day After The Day Of The Doctor

theLogBook.com releases the 33rd episode of the Retrogram podcast, hosted by Earl Green, covering the following shows from the week of November 20, 1983: TV movie: The Day After Terrahawks: The Gun Doctor Who: The Five Doctors Dungeons & Dragons: The Box [audio mp3="https://www.thelogbook.com/podcast/retrogram/retrogram_8347.mp3"] More about the Retrogram podcast here

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