Day: February 18, 1956

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Crewed Spaceflight Enterprise Space Shuttle

Enterprise test drive

  • February 18, 1977

EnterpriseMated to its Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Space Shuttle Enterprise goes airborne for the first time in the first of a series of “captive-inert” test flights. During these flights, there is no crew aboard Enterprise, nor are any of the test shuttle’s systems powered up; the flights are intended to make sure that the combination of the 747 and the Enterprise is capable of being flown safely. Further “captive-inert” flights are carried out over a ten-day period.

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Video Games

Mythicon: the myth begins!

  • February 18, 1982

Fire Fly by MythiconCupertino businessman Larry Jones incorporates Mythicon, a new video game software publisher focused entirely on providing games for the Atari VCS. With the knowledge that the market for VCS software is already becoming flooded, Mythicon’s business model involves selling games for a price point just under $10 each, and distributing them in grocery stores and drug stores rather than the usual retail chain outlets. Only three games – all three regarded as some of the worst yet produced for the VCS – are released before Mythicon closes up shop.

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Franchises Television Twilight Zone

Twilight Zone: The Mind Of Simon Foster

  • February 18, 1989

The Twilight ZoneThe 57th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. Bruce Weitz (Hill Street Blues) stars in an episode written by J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Jeremiah, Sense8).

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Television

Super Force: The Big Spin

  • February 18, 1992

Super ForceThe 37th episode of the science fiction crime drama Super Force is broadcast in syndication in North America, starring Ken Olandt, Larry B. Scott, and Patrick Macnee (The Avengers). Ginger Lynn guest stars.

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Franchises Television X-Files

The X-Files: E.B.E.

  • February 18, 1994

The X-FilesThe 17th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, and guest starring Jerry Hardin. The trio of conspiracy theorists known as “The Lone Gunmen”, played by Bruce Harwood, Dean Haglund, and Tom Braidwood, make their first appearance here; they’ll eventually gain enough popularity to get their own short-lived spinoff.

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