STS-84: sixth Shuttle-Mir docking

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the 84th shuttle mission, a ten-day flight with a visit to the Mir space station. Among the supplies hauled to Mir by Atlantis is a new oxygen generator to replace one damaged by a fire aboard the station in February. The crew for Atlantis’ 18th flight is Commander Charles Precourt, Pilot Eileen Collins, mission specialists Michael Foale, Carlos Noriega, Edward Lu, Jean-Francois Clervoy and cosmonaut Elena Kondakova. Foale remains to take up residence on Mir, while American astronaut Jerry Linenger leaves the station to return with the shuttle crew, having spent 132 days in space.

Sliders: This Slide Of Paradise

SlidersFox airs the 47th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, and Kari Wuhrer. Neil Dickson (She-Wolf Of London) and Michael York (Logan’s Run) guest star in the third season finale. This is Sabrina Lloyd’s final appearance as a series regular. Fox cancels the series after this season, but the show is rescued by the Sci-Fi Channel.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 11th episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head and Alyson Hannigan also star. Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.

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The Cape: Mir, Mir, Off The Wall – Part 2

TimecopThe 21st and final episode of The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, presenting a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program.

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Electric Light Orchestra Part II: One Night: Live In Australia

Electric Light Orchestra Part Two - One Night: Live In AustraliaCMC International Records releases the Electric Light Orchestra Part II live album One Night: Live In Australia as a single-CD release for the North American market (the album was previously given a two-disc release in Europe). The master recordings of this album change hands, cheaply, many times over many years, resulting in a great many reissues under different titles. Read more

Joystick Nation

Little & Brown publishes J.C. Herz’s non-fictional analysis of the video game industry, “Joystick Nation“. The books is a series of essays on the origins, appeal, marketing and interpretation of video games, often from an academic and sociological perspective. A TV documentary project based on the book is announced at a later date, but never enters production. Read more

Lois & Clark: I’ve Got You Under My Skin

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of SupermanThe 85th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Tim Thomerson (Quark) guest stars.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Prophecy Girl

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 12th episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head and Alyson Hannigan also star. David Boreanaz guest stars in the first season finale.

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The Outer Limits: The Revelations Of Becka Paulson

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 58th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Catherine O’Hara (SCTV, Schitt’s Creek) guest stars in an adaptation of a Stephen King story.

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Perversions Of Science

Perversions Of ScienceThe first three episodes of the adult-themed science fiction anthology series Perversions Of Science, based largely on stories published in Weird Science magazine, premieres on cable network HBO. (This is a spin-off from HBO’s popular Tales Of The Crypt series.) Keith Carradine and Adam Arkin guest star in Dream Of Doom, written by David S. Goyer. Jeremy London guest stars in Anatomy Lesson. Kevin Pollak, William Shatner (Star Trek), and Melanie Shatner gues star in Boxed In.

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Return To Jupiter: Shipwreck

Return To JupiterThe first episode of Return To Jupiter premieres on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Co-produced by ABC and Japanese network NHK, this children’s sci-fi series stars Sonia Todd (Home And Away) and David Wenham (The Lord Of The Rings trilogy). This series follows up on the 1994 series Escape From Jupiter.

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Perversions Of Science: The Exile

Perversions Of ScienceThe fourth episode of the adult-themed science fiction anthology series Perversions Of Science, based largely on stories published in Weird Science magazine, premieres on cable network HBO. Jeffrey Combs (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, David Warner (Tron, Time Bandits), and Ron Perlman (Beauty & The Beast) guest star.

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Lois & Clark: The Family Hour

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of SupermanThe 87th and final episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Beverly Garland and Harve Presnell guest star in the final episode.

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Return To Jupiter: Quarantine

Return To JupiterThe second episode of Return To Jupiter airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Co-produced by ABC and Japanese network NHK, this children’s sci-fi series stars Sonia Todd (Home And Away) and David Wenham (The Lord Of The Rings trilogy).

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: A Call To Arms

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 122nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode concludes the show’s fifth season, and kicks off the Dominion War storyline which is resolved with an unprecedented six-episode arc in the sixth season. Read more

Perversions Of Science: Given The Heir

Perversions Of ScienceThe fifth episode of the adult-themed science fiction anthology series Perversions Of Science, based largely on stories published in Weird Science magazine, premieres on cable network HBO. Yancy Butler (Mann & Machine, Witchblade) guest stars.

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Pathfinder bounces into toy stores

Mars Pathfinder Hot Wheels playsetAmerican toy company Mattel releases a Mars Pathfinder playset as part of its venerable Hot Wheels range of toy cars. The set includes miniature replicas of Pathfinder’s atmospheric entry capsule (complete with removable backshell) and the three-petaled Pathfinder landing station, but the highlight is the intricately (and very accurately) detailed miniature Sojourner Mars rover. Mattel has licensed the patented designs of the spacecraft through JPL’s Technology Affiliates program.

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The Outer Limits: Bodies Of Evidence

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 59th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Mario Van Peebles guest stars in an episode directed by his father, Melvin Van Peebles.

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