Star Trek: Voyager: A Vision Of The Future

cover artPocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book Star Trek: Voyager: A Vision Of The Future” by Stephen Edward Poe. (In 1968, under the pseudonym Stephen Whitfield, Poe co-authored the original “Making Of Star Trek” with Gene Roddenberry). Read more

From The Earth To The Moon: Can We Do This?

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO premieres the first episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, executive produced by actor Tom Hanks (Apollo 13) through Ron Howard’s Imagine Films. The series chronicles NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The first episode covers Sputnik through the Gemini program. The cast includes Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Brett Cullen, Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride), Chris Isaak, and Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years). Read more

From The Earth To The Moon: Apollo One

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the second episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The second episode is devoted to the tragic Apollo 1 fire and its aftermath. Nick Searcy stars as Deke Slayton, with Mark Rolston as Gus Grissom, musician/actor Chris Isaak as Ed White, and David Andrews as Frank Borman. Kevin Spacey, Mason Adams and John Slattery (Mad Men) guest star. Read more

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Inquisition

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 140th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. William Sadler (Roswell, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey) guest stars. This episode introduces the Starfleet black ops division, Section 31, which becomes a recurring feature in the Star Trek mythos, reappearing in Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery (and the Section 31 spinoff movie), and even the 2013 movie Star Trek: Into Darkness. Read more

From The Earth To The Moon: We Have Cleared The Tower

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the third episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The third episode dramatizes the preparations for the critical launch of Apollo 7. Mark Harmon (NCIS), Peter Horton (thirtysomething) and Ann Magnuson guest star. Read more

From The Earth To The Moon: 1968

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the fourth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The fourth episode dramatizes the flight of Apollo 8. David Andrews (A Nightmare On Elm Street, Terminator 3) and Tim Daly (Wings) guest star. Read more

Babylon 5: Interludes and Examinations (soundtrack)

Babylon 5: Interludes and Examinations soundtrackThe second wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including Christopher Franke’s complete score from the third season episode Interludes and Examinations. Read more

Babylon 5: No Surrender, No Retreat (soundtrack)

Babylon 5: No Surrender, No Retreat soundtrackThe second wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including Christopher Franke’s complete score from the fourth season episode No Surrender, No Retreat. Read more

Babylon 5: The Ragged Edge (soundtrack)

Babylon 5: The Ragged Edge soundtrackThe second wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including Christopher Franke’s complete score from the fifth season episode The Ragged Edge, within days of the episode’s TV premiere. Read more

STS-90

Space ShuttleNASA launches Space Shuttle Columbia on the 90th shuttle mission, in which 16 days are spent in orbit conducting studies of the human nervous system in a weightless environment. This is the final flight of the 20-year-old Spacelab module aboard a space shuttle, though some elements of Spacelab are later incorporated into the International Space Station. Columbia’s 25th crew is Commander Richard Searfoss, Pilot Scott Altman, and mission specialists Richard Linnehan, Dafydd Rhys Williams and Kathryn Hire, and payload specialists Dr. Jay Buckey and Dr. James Pawelczyk. (The crew, along with backup crewmembers, is pictured here during a visit to the set of Star Trek: Voyager.)