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Luna Uncrewed Spaceflight

Luna 22

Luna 22The Soviet Union launches the unmanned space probe Luna 22 toward the moon, the last of the moon-orbiting Luna missions (the remaining vehicles in the series will be attempted landings). Luna 22 remains operational in lunar orbit for 17 months.

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Television

King Of The Castle: Episode 4

King Of The CastleThe fourth episode of children’s fantasy series King Of The Castle is broasdcast on HTV. The series is created by Bristol-based writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin (Sky, Doctor Who), and stars Philip Da Costa. Talfryn Thomas (Survivors) also stars.

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The Next Step Beyond: Thunderbolt

The Next Step BeyondThe week-long syndication window opens for the 22nd episode of The Next Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Anne Helm guest stars in a remake of the 1959 One Step Beyond episode Forked Lightning.

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Music

(Who’s Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise

Art Of NoiseHaving already made a unique sample-based production sound evident on such albums as Yes’ 90125, Art Of Noise releases its first album, (Who’s Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise, on ZTT Records. The single “Close (To The Edit)”, accompanied by a manic, surreal music video, becomes an immediate hit. At this time, the “band” consists of Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan.

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Television

The Outer Limits: Mary 25

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 76th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Cynthia Geary (Northern Exposure) and Michael Shanks (Stargate SG-1) guest star in a sequel to the episode Valerie 23.

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Deaths Matters of Life & Death

Harvey Korman, comedian, dies

Harvey Korman in the Star Wars Holiday SpecialComedy great Harvey Korman, known for his long run on the Carol Burnett Show and Blazing Saddles, dies at the age of 81. Along with Tim Conway, he was a staple of Burnett’s comedy sketch show, though an attempt to spin that success off into his own series ran aground in 1977. A year later, still a comedy fixture, he racked up his most infamous genre credit: appearing as multiple characters in the almost-trippy Star Wars Holiday Special, including one of the better moments of actual comedy in the show, the “stir whip, stir whip, whip whip, stir!” chef. After appearing in Blazing Saddles, he appeared in several more Mel Brooks films, and did countless TV guest starring gigs.

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Crewed Spaceflight SpaceX Dragon

Dragon V2 unveiled

DragonSpaceX founder Elon Musk unveils the Dragon V2 manned spacecraft, an evolution of the unmanned Dragon capsules that have been ferrying cargo to the International Space Station. With room for seven astronauts and 3-D printed engines that can output 16,000 pounds of thrust, Dragon V2 is said to be fully reusable and should be capable of landing propulsively on land rather than splashing down in a body of water. While many of the vehicles impressive specifications are revealed, no announcements are made of when NASA might permit a manned test flight to the ISS, or how far along Dragon V2 is in meeting NASA’s exacting standards for manned spacecraft.

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The Man Who Fell To Earth: Moonage Daydream

The Man Who Fell To EarthShowtime broadcasts the fifth episode of The Man Who Fell To Earth, a series continuation of the 1976 David Bowie film, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Bill Nighy, Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Prodigy), and Jimmi Simpson (Westworld).

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