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Sci-Fi Channel (in the U.S.) and YTV (in Canada) air the second episode of the TV adaptation of Ken Catran’s young adult sci-fi novel Deepwater Black (broadcast in the U.S. under the title Mission Genesis), starring Nicole de Boer (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Dead Zone) and Gordon Michael Woolvett (Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda). 
Rhino releases The Very Best of Todd Rundgren, a collection of highlights from Rundgren’s solo career and from Utopia.
Fat Wreck Chords releases all-star punk band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes‘ debut album, Have A Ball.
Baen Books publishes the seventh novel in the Honor Harrington series, “In Enemy Hands” by David Weber.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the second episode of Stargate SG-1.
The ninth 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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Sierra and Sonic Images Records release the compilation album The Best of Babylon 5, gathering highlights from Christopher Franke’s episode soundacks. The CD is initially included with the CD-ROM title The Official Guide To Babylon 5; a later pressing will be sold by Sonic Images in 2001.
Sci-Fi Channel (in the U.S.) and YTV (in Canada) air the third episode of the TV adaptation of Ken Catran’s young adult sci-fi novel Deepwater Black (broadcast in the U.S. under the title Mission Genesis), starring Nicole de Boer (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Dead Zone) and Gordon Michael Woolvett (Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda).
Russia launches Soyuz TM-26 on a mission to the Mir space station, which suffered numerous major malfunctions and damage during its previous crew’s stay. Aboard the Soyuz are specially selected cosmonauts Anatoly Solovyev and Pavel Vinogradov, who have trained on the ground to inspect and repair the damage to the station, though they are unable to find the hull damage to the now-abandoned Spektr module which threatened to cause total decompression of the station. They do manage to restore most of Mir’s solar power generating capability during their 197-day stay, returning to Earth in February 1998 with French spationaut Léopold Eyharts.
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on the 86th shuttle flight, a 12-day mission to deploy a spectroscopy experiment and practice spacewalking construction techniques vital to the upcoming early missions to build the International Space Station. Aboard Discovery for her 23rd flight are Commander Curtis Brown, Pilot Kent Rominger, mission specialists Jan Davis, Robert Curbeam and Stephen Robinson, and payload specialist Bjarni Tryggvason.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the third episode of Stargate SG-1. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Space Rangers) guest stars.
The tenth 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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Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the fourth episode of Stargate SG-1. Teryl Rothery makes her first guest appearance as Dr. Fraiser.
The 11th 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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Warner Music releases Alan Silvestri’s soundtrack from the movie Contact.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the fifth episode of Stargate SG-1.
The 12th 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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Jerry Goldsmith’s soundtrack from the movie Planet Of The Apes is released on CD by Varese Sarabande Records.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the sixth episode of Stargate SG-1. Harley Jane Kozak guest stars.
The 13th and final 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) and guest stars Bruce Spence (The Road Warrior, Star Wars Episode III).
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Kid Rhino releases the album Space Ghost’s Musical Bar-B-Que, a collection of songs and sketches from Space Ghost: Coast To Coast.
UPN airs the 68th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, beginning the fourth season. Jeri Ryan joins the cast as new series regular Seven of Nine, a woman rescued from years of Borg assimilation.
Pay cable channel Showtime airs the third movie-length episode of Lexx (under the alternate title “Tales From A Parallel Universe”). Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) guest stars.
UPN airs the 69th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. This is Jennifer Lien’s final episode as series regular Kes, who transforms into a higher being at the end of the episode. This is the first time we see the more familiar form-fitting silver suit for Seven of Nine.
Pay cable channel Showtime airs the fourth movie-length episode of Lexx (under the alternate title “Tales From A Parallel Universe”). Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek: Generations) guest stars. This is the last episode to air on Showtime; the series will late continue in a one-hour format on Sci-Fi Channel.
Interplay releases a limited run of Ron Jones‘ soundtrack from the Interplay PC game Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. (A wide release, via Sonic Images, will be announced but cancelled in 1998.) This title is unrelated to the later TV series.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the seventh episode of Stargate SG-1. Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
The 13th 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, David Boreanaz, and Alyson Hannigan also star. Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars in the second season premiere.
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Christopher Franke’s first wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including a CD with Franke’s complete score from the (Hugo-winning) third season episode Severed Dreams.
Essential Records releases the second Jars Of Clay album, Much Afraid.