The 63rd episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars DeForest Kelley (Star Trek) and Bruce Bennett.
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The Soviet Union launches the Sputnik 2 satellite, this time with the first life form from Earth to reach orbit. A dog named Laika is strapped into the satellite, where she has air and food (though only a limited supply, with no provision for a safe return to Earth), but Laika dies within hours due to overheating from the stress of launch and the unfamiliar sensations of zero gravity, making her the first living thing from Earth to die in space.
ABC airs the 29th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Louise Fletcher (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
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The 73rd episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Bill Mumy (Lost In Space, Babylon 5) and Chloris Leachman star in one of the series’ best remembered episodes.
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British broadcaster ABC airs the 32nd episode of Sydney Newman’s spy series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman.
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The eighth episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris.
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The ninth episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Morgan Woodward guest stars. 
The 37th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC. Roger C. Carmel returns – the only recurring singular villain character of the original series – in the role of interplanetary rogue Harry Mudd.
ABC airs the fifth episode of Irwin Allen’s sci-fi series Land Of The Giants, starring Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, and Don Marshall. Joseph Ruskin guest stars.
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NBC airs the 13th episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. Glenn Corbett and Susan Strasberg guest star.
NBC airs the eighth episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. Pamela Franklin and Eleanor Parker guest star. (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)
The first unmanned space probe to use a gravity assist maneuver to get from one planet to another in a reduced amount of time, Mariner 10 is lauched on a course for the planet Venus, where a carefully planned trajectory allows it to take pictures and measurements at that planet before using Venus’ gravity to fling Mariner 10 inward toward Mercury, allowing it to reach two planets in under two months. It will be the first space probe to visit Mercury.
The seventh episode of the short-lived Canadian-made science fiction series The Starlost, Circuit Of Death, premieres.
Electric Light Orchestra‘s fourth album, Face The Music, is released, featuring the singles “Evil Woman” and “Strange Magic”. The band lineup featured on this album stays largely intact through the early 1980s.
NBC airs the seventh episode of The Invisible Man, starring David McCallum (The Man From UNCLE, Colditz), Melinda Fee, and Craig Stevens.
The 20th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Lee Majors, Martin E. Brooks, John Houseman (The Paper Chase), and Byron Morrow guest star in the final part of a crossover event with The Six Million Dollar Man.
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The tenth episode of the British-German science fiction series Star Maidens premieres on ITV in the UK. (Not all regional ITV affiliates carry the show at a specific time; this episode guide reflects the dates for the broadcast premieres of each episode on Scottish TV.)
The 41st episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Robert Alda (Supertrain) guest stars.
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The 19th episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk airs on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Donna Wilkes and Marc Alaimo (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest star.
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The 515th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Myra Frances and Geoffrey Bayldon guest star.
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The fifth episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC; this is the second and final episode directed by Spielberg himself. Kevin Costner (Field Of Dreams), Kiefer Sutherland (24), Anthony LaPaglia (Without A Trace) and Casey Siemaszko (Back To The Future) star in an episode scored by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Superman). Spielberg is nominated for an Emmy for best direction, but does not win; the episode’s cinematographer (John McPherson) does win an Emmy. Most Amazing Stories episodes are a half-hour long, but this one runs a full hour.
The 30th episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Hayley Mills and Dick Miller guest star in an episode written by Mick Garris and directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins).
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The 57th episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Sherman Howard guest stars.
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The sixth episode of Dracula: The Series airs in syndication, based very loosely on Bram Stoker’s literary vampire lore, starring Bernard Behrens, Geordie Johnson, and Mia Kirshner. Geraint Wyn Davies (Forever Knight) guest stars.
The fourth 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). Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk) guest stars.
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The 83rd episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Sherman Howard guest stars.
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The 28th 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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The 55th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Timothy Carhart guest stars.
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The 78th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Kristen Cloke (Space: Above & Beyond) guest stars.
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