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Quinn Martin’s Tales Of The Unexpected: The Final Chapter

Tales Of The UnexpectedThe first episode of Quinn Martin’s horror/sci-fi anthology Tales Of The Unexpected premieres on NBC. (This series is not to be confused with the longer-lived British series of the same name, created by acclaimed author Roald Dahl.) Roy Thinnes (The Invaders), Ned Beatty (Superman), and Tim O’Connor (Buck Rogers In The 25th Century) guest star.

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The Fantastic Journey premieres

Fantastic JourneyNBC premieres The Fantastic Journey, a “sci-fi-lite” series featuring such Star Trek veterans as story editor D.C. Fontana and director Vincent McEveety, but dealing mainly with familiar concepts (the lost city of Atlantis, post-apocalyptic futures that look a lot like southern California, etc.). It lasts only ten episodes before it’s cancelled.

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Soyuz 24

Salyut 5The Soviet Union launches the Soyuz 24 mission to the Salyut 5 military space station. Cosmonauts Viktor Gorbatko and Yuri Glazkov carry special breathing gear to protect them from toxic fumes reported to have been the cause of the hasty exit of the crew of Soyuz 21 in 1976. They vent the entire atmosphere of Salyut 5 into space and replenish it, taking up residence for 18 days, during which they perform their own science and Earth surveillance experiments. They leave the station habitable for a visit by another crew, but Salyut 5’s fuel will be exhausted before that mission can take place.