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New Horizons to Pluto

New HorizonsNASA announces that the New Horizons mission, proposed by a group of scientists and engineers from the cancelled Pluto-Kuiper Express mission, will go ahead to preparation, construction and launch sometime in 2006. Part of NASA’s new New Frontiers mission class, New Horizons promises significant scientific return from a never-before-explored region of the solar system while adhering to the “faster, better, cheaper” philosophy NASA has rallied around since the 1990s. Though this is the official green light for New Horizons to proceed, budget cutbacks at the Congressional level will threaten the mission for several years to come.

Earth: Final Conflict: Boone’s Assassin

Earth: Final ConflictThe 96th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, Melinda Deines, Guylaine St. Onge, and Alan Van Sprang. Kevin Kilner guest stars as Boone.

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STS-108 / ISS Expedition 4

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on the 107th shuttle flight, a resupply and crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. Aboard Endeavour for her 17th flight are Commander Dominic Gorie, Pilot Mark Kelly, mission specialists Linda Godwin and Daniel Tani, and ISS Expedition 4 crewmembers Yuri Onufrienko, Carl Walz and Daniel Bursch. Returning to Earth via Endeavour are ISS Expedition 3 crewmembers Frank Culbertson, Mikhail Turin and Vladimir Dezhurov.

The X-Files: Lord Of The Flies

The X-FilesThe 187th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, and Annabeth Gish. Jane Lynch (Glee) and Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) guest star.

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Doctor Who: The One Doctor

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases the 27th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Colin Baker and Bonnie Langford. Matt Lucas guest stars in the first Doctor Who audio “Christmas special” from Big Finish – not so much holiday-themed as more light-hearted than the usual fare. Read more

The X-Files: Trust No 1

The X-FilesThe 188th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, and Annabeth Gish. Terry O’Quinn (Lost) guest stars.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Gone

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 111th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star. Susan Ruttan (L.A. Law) guest stars.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Doublemeat Palace

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 112th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star.

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Special Unit 2: The Straw

Special Unit 2UPN broadcasts the 15th episode of the supernatural crime comedy series Special Unit 2, starring Michael Landes (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman) and Alexondra Lee (Party Of Five). Jonathan Togo (CSI: Miami) guest stars.

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Babylon 5: The Legend Of The Rangers – To Live And Die In Starlight

Babylon 5Sci-Fi Channel premieres The Legend Of The Rangers, a two-hour pilot movie for a Babylon 5 spinoff created by J. Michael Straczynski. Andreas Katsulas reprises the role of G’Kar for what will turn out to be the last time. As it is scheduled opposite a major pro football playoff game, The Legend Of The Rangers fares poorly in ratings and is not picked up as a series. Read more

Actor Stratford Johns dies

Stratford Johns as a giant space frogActor Stratford Johns, a familiar face to British TV audiences for more than four decades, dies at the age of 76. Among his notable genre appearances were Peter Davison’s second Doctor Who story, Four To Doomsday, and one of the final Blake’s 7 episodes, Games; Mr. Johns also appeared in such staples of BBC-TV’s golden era as Z Cars and Softly Softly.

Earth: Final Conflict: Atavus High

Earth: Final ConflictThe 100th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, Melinda Deines, Guylaine St. Onge, and Alan Van Sprang. Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls, The Notebook, Doctor Strange) guest stars.

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