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STS-113 / ISS Expedition 6

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on the 112th shuttle flight, a two-week mission to resupply and exchange crews at the International Space Station. Another structural tress to dissipate excess heat into space is assembled and attached. Aboard Endeavour for her 19th flight are Commander James Wetherbee, Pilot Paul Lockhart, mission specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington, and ISS Expedition 6 crewmembers Kenneth Bowersox, Nikolai Budarin and Don Pettit. Returning to Earth aboard the shuttle are Expedition 5 crewmembers Valeri Korzun, Peggy Whitson and Sergei Treschev.

This is the last successful shuttle mission for over two years.

Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek NemesisStar Trek: Nemesis, the fourth and final feature film of the Star Trek: The Next Generation movie franchise, premieres. Directed by Stuart Baird and co-written by Brent “Data” Spiner, Nemesis falls flat at the box office (and even before its opening day, Paramount is already promoting it as the last voyage of the Star Trek: TNG cast). The next movie in the franchise takes a radically different approach to the Star Trek universe. Read more

Starship Exeter: The Savage Empire

The Savage EmpireThe fan-produced Star Trek production Starship Exeter releases its first episode; the site hosting the video is temporarily overwhelmed. The Austin, Texas-based production is shot on a fan-made replica of the original Enterprise bridge, standing in for the Constitution-class sister ship, U.S.S. Exeter. Read more

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Bring On The Night

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 132nd 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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Galileo lives!

GalileoNASA and JPL ground controllers coax the radiation-damaged tape recorder built into the Galileo probe into working again, finally allowing several weeks worth of scientific data to be replayed to Earth. The damage was suffered during Galileo’s closest pass by Jupiter to study the tiny moon Amalthea the previous month. With layoffs looming for many of Galileo’s ground control staff in early 2003, this is Galileo’s last chance to relay its scientific findings back to Earth. It is on a trajectory that will end its mission by plunging into Jupiter in 2003.

Birds Of Prey: Nature Of The Beast

Birds Of PreyThe ninth episode of the superhero series Birds Of Prey, based on characters from the DC Comics universe, airs on the WB. Mitch Pileggi (The X-Files) guest stars in an episode written by Melissa Rosenberg, future creator and showrunner of Netflix’s Jessica Jones series.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Showtime

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 133rd 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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