The 72nd episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Arthur Franz and Donald Curtis.
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ABC airs the 38th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland.
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The 81st episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Gladys Cooper, Robert Redford, and R.G. Armstrong star.
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Weeks before an American astronaut first makes it to orbit, NASA unveils the design of the two Apollo spacecraft: a command/service module (large compared to the Mercury capsules Americans have already seen) and a completely un-aerodynamic lunar module whose unique shape, designed solely for landing on the moon, will never need to operate inside an atmosphere. Though further refinements in both designs are still to come, NASA has already decided on the basic shape of its crash lunar exploration program whose goal is to land a man on the moon before 1970.
British broadcaster ABC airs the 41st episode of Sydney Newman’s spy series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. This episode is written by future Doctor Who writers Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke.
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The 16th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Don Marshall guest stars. This is the first Star Trek episode to show the oft-mentioned shuttlecraft. 
The 45th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC. Kirk, Chekov and Uhura find themselves drafted into playing deadly games for the amusement of unfathomable aliens; naturally, Kirk has a female “drill thrall” and introduces her to his own brand of inter-species relations.
ABC airs the 13th episode of Irwin Allen’s sci-fi series Land Of The Giants, starring Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, and Don Marshall. Zalman King guest stars.
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President Richard Nixon announces that, after three years of studies, design concepts, and deliberations, he has given NASA the go-ahead to develop a reusable space vehicle, the Space Shuttle, which can perform multiple mission profiles, land safely and launch again, with the eventual goal of launching a shuttle almost every week of the year. The contract to build the shuttle is awarded to Apollo command/service module contractor North American Aviation, which is later to complete a merger with Rockwell International, which assumes the task of building the shuttles. The first launch date is projected to take place at some point in the mid-to-late 1970s.
NBC airs the 21st episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. Pernell Roberts, Werner Klemperer, and Susan Oliver (Star Trek) guest star.
NBC airs the 15th episode of the supernatural anthology series Circle Of Fear (previously known as Ghost Story), produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle. Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, and Gene Nelson star. As of this episode, the series no longer opens and closes each episode with framing segments starring Sebastian Cabot.
The final episode of the short-lived Canadian-made science fiction series The Starlost, Space Precinct, premieres.
The 359th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story introduces the Sontarans, created by writer Robert Holmes, as well as a new companion named Sarah Jane Smith, played by Elisabeth Sladen.
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The 18th episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999 premieres on British broadcaster ITV.
NBC airs the 16th episode of Filmation’s animated series The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, based on the classic Alex Raymond comic book character and featuring the voices of Alan Oppenheimer and Melendy Britt. This episode concludes the first season.
The 524th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Graham Crowden guest stars. This is the first Doctor Who episode of the 1980s.
The first episode of the TV adaptation of Douglas Adams’ science fiction comedy The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy airs on BBC2, starring Simon Jones and David Dixon.
The 555th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1, ending a trilogy of stories themed around the Doctor’s regeneration and the reintroduction of the Master. Anthony Ainley guest stars as the Master.
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The 581st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Leonard Sachs and Michael Gough guest star; for the first and only time to date in the series, the next actor to play the Doctor appears in a small guest role (Colin Baker). This episode, in keeping with the season’s 20th anniversary theme, and brings back Omega, the villain of 1973’s The Three Doctors, in a story set on the Time Lord planet of Gallifrey.
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The 603rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story opens the 21st season, and marks the first appearance of the Silurians and Sea Devils since 1972 (and the first joint appearance of both); this is also the last Silurian story of the original series. Ingrid Pitt and Ian McCulloch guest star.
The fourth episode of Glen A. Larson’s science fiction series Automan airs on ABC, starring Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner, taking at least a little bit of inspiration from the 1982 movie Tron. Frank Aletter (It’s About Time) guest stars.
The 629th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1, premiering the 22nd season of the series. Maurice Colbourne, Brian Glover and Faith Brown guest star in a story tying into both the first Cybermen story (1966’s The Tenth Planet) and the public’s fascination with the close approach, in 1985, of Halley’s Comet. This is also the first episode in Doctor Who’s new format for the 22nd season, which aired one 50 minute episode on the show’s more “traditional” Saturday night time slot.
The 13th episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Mabel King (What’s Happening!!) and Seth Green guest star.
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The 64th episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs.
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NBC airs the 85th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
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The third episode of the sci-fi crime series TekWar, based on William Shatner’s novel series, airs as part of the Universal Action Pack syndication package. Greg Evigan, Eugene Clark, William Shatner, and Torri Higginson star.
The 61st episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Bobbie Phillips (Murder One, The Cape) guest stars.
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The 77th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher.
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The national syndication window opens for the tenth episode of the posthumous Gene Roddenberry science fiction series Earth: Final Conflict. Nigel Bennett (Lexx, Forever Knight), Maurice Dean Wint (TekWar, Cube) and Majel Barrett Roddenberry (Star Trek) guest star.
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