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Soyuz TM-13: the last Soviet space mission
The Soviet Union launches its last space mission, Soyuz TM-13, carrying cosmonauts Alexander Volkov, Toktar Aubakirov and the first Austrian in space, Franz Viehböck, to space station Mir. After a week in space, Aubakirov and Viehböck return to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-12 with incumbent station crewmember Anatoly Artsebarksky, while Volkov stays for 175 days (alongside Krikalev, who will have been in space for 10 months by the time he returns to Earth in 1992). During Volkov and Krikalev’s stay aboard Mir, the Soviet Union collapses; they instead return to Earth as Russian citizens.
The 24th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Peter Scolari (Bosom Buddies, Honey I Shrunk The Kids: The Series) guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 
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Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the 
The 67th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau. Lisa Howard (Highlander) guest stars in the fourth season premiere.
The 101st and 102nd episodes of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star. This is the premiere of the series’ sixth season, and the first episodes to air on UPN, which picked the series up from rival network the WB.
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The 14th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Alexis Denisof (Angel) guest stars.
Based on the bestselling Andy Weir novel of the same name, 
Attempting to build a TV franchise onto the 1973 hit movie Westworld (and ignoring a previous attempted TV revival in 1980), HBO premieres the 
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