NBC airs the tenth episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
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The 687th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Jean Marsh guest stars, and Nicholas Courtney makes his final original series appearance as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. This story opens the 26th and final season of the original Doctor Who series.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 153rd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Eric Pierpoint (Alien Nation) guest stars. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 23rd episode of the fantasy series Highlander, starring Adrian Paul (War Of The Worlds), Alexandra Vandernoort, and Stan Kirsch, and based on the mythology created in the 1986 movie of the same name. Jim Byrnes joins the cast as Duncan’s mortal “Watcher” in the second season premiere.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 20th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode opens the second season and is the first installment of an unprecedented (for Star Trek) three-part story. Frank Langella guest stars.
Warner Bros. Records releases R.E.M.‘s ninth album, Monster, featuring the singles “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”, “Bang and Blame”, and “Crush With Eyeliner”.
Fox airs the 24th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, and Cleavant Derricks.
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Its ability to recharge its power supply depleted, the Mars Pathfinder lander – now dubbed Sagan Memorial Station – ceases its transmissions to Earth, also cutting off communication with the Sojourner Mars rover. Originally intended for a month-long mission, Pathfinder and Sojourner last three times that long, and give scientists and engineers a wealth of data for planning the twin Mars Exploration Rovers. NASA declares the Pathfinder mission a complete success in early 1998.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 69th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. This is the fourth season premiere.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 91st episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. Hudson Leick and Ted Raimi guest star in the fifth season premiere.
Fox airs the second episode of Joss Whedon’s science fiction series Firefly, starring Nathan Fillion.
Varese Sarabande releases David Newman‘s soundtrack from the movie Serenity, a sequel to the TV series Firefly.
NASA launches the unmanned Dawn spacecraft, a vehicle designed to explore the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Dawn will also test a new charged ion propulsion system designed to improve on the performance of traditional chemical propellants (though its fine-tuning reaction control system will still use small engines powered by “rocket fuel”). Dawn is intended to visit and orbit the asteroid Vesta in 2011, which it will then depart after mapping to explore Ceres in 2015.
The 808th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 109th episode since the series’ revival), starring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman. Nigel Betts guest stars.
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