Day: November 5, 1955

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Mariner Uncrewed Spaceflight

Mariner 3 goes nowhere

  • November 5, 1964

Mariner 3Though successfully launched, NASA’s Mariner 3 – one of a pair of identical robotic probes intended to become the first space probes to fly by Mars – fails to properly deploy, stranded in the nose cone of the rocket that took it into space. Unable to spread its solar panels, Mariner 3 simply never activates and is lost in space. The liftoff of its sister ship, Mariner 4, is still a few weeks away, giving engineers time to prevent the same mishap from occurring again.

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Doctor Who Television

Doctor Who: Power Of The Daleks, Part 1

  • November 5, 1966

Doctor WhoThe 135th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the first episode of the series to introduce a new incarnation of the Doctor, played by Patrick Troughton. To ensure that audiences don’t defect from the series due to the change of lead actor, producer Innes Lloyd brings back the Daleks for the second Doctor’s first outing. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.

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Science & Technology Uncrewed Spaceflight

ATS-3

  • November 5, 1967

Earth from ATS-3NASA launches Applications Technology Satellite-3, bundling new technology demonstrations onto a new weather satellite in geosynchronous orbit. Offering the first color view of Earth from that orbit, ATS-3 also relays weather data to specially equipped ground stations. It remains in service through 1975. This is the second ATS satellite to have a successful outcome, with ATS-2, ATS-4 and ATS-5 all faling victim to various kinds of launch failures.

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Video Games

Tank

  • November 5, 1974

Tank“Kee Games” (a shell company created by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell) introduces a new arcade game, a video war between two artillery commanders called Tank. The first video game to require each player to man two joysticks, designed to mimic real tank controls, Tank is later immortalized in the first pack-in launch title for the Atari VCS console, under the title of Combat.

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Television

Manimal: High Stakes

  • November 5, 1983

ManimalThe fifth episode of Glen A. Larson’s superhero series Manimal airs on NBC, starring Simon MacCorkindale, Melody Anderson, and Michael D. Roberts. Tracy Scoggins (Lois & Clark, Babylon 5) guest stars.

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Television

Hammer House Of Mystery And Suspense: A Distant Scream

  • November 5, 1984

Hammer House Of Mystery And SuspenseThe seventh episode of the Hammer Studios-produced horror anthology series Hammer House Of Mystery And Suspense airs on ITV; the series will be shown later in the U.S. under the title Fox Mystery Theatre. David Carradine (Kung Fu), Stephanie Beacham (seaQuest DSV), and Stephen Greif (Blake’s 7) guest star.

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Television

Superboy: Countdown To Nowhere

  • November 5, 1988

SuperboyThe fifth episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Doug Barr (The Wizard) guest stars in an episode written by Fred Freiberger. This was the first episode filmed for the series.

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Television X-Files

The X-Files: Within

  • November 5, 2000

The X-FilesThe 162nd episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Robert Patrick (Terminator 2) joins the regular cast as Agent John Doggett in the eighth season premiere.

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