The 720th episode of Doctor Who (the 22nd since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Danny Webb, Shaun Parks and Will Thorp guest star; this is the first part of a two-part story, and is the first appearance of the Ood. 
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The 720th episode of Doctor Who (the 22nd since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Danny Webb, Shaun Parks and Will Thorp guest star; this is the first part of a two-part story, and is the first appearance of the Ood.
The 721st episode of Doctor Who (the 23rd since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Danny Webb, Shaun Parks and Will Thorp guest star; this is the conclusion of a two-part story.
The 722nd episode of Doctor Who (the 24th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Peter Kay and Marc Warren guest star, and you can’t beat a bit of ELO.
La-La Land Records releases Bear McCreary’s soundtrack from the second season of Sci-Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica reboot. The second season soundtrack CD continues to show off the series’ impressive musical palette – ranging from Middle Eastern influences to hard rock – as well as new interpretations of the main theme from the 1970s iteration of Galactica.
Five new robots, both fictional and real, are inducted into Carnegie Mellon University’s Robot Hall Of Fame. With C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels presenting the awards, the quintet of new inductees consists of:
The 723rd episode of Doctor Who (the 25th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1.
Lakeshore Records releases Philip Glass’ soundtrack from the documentary Roving Mars.
Big Finish Productions releases the 83rd Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Paul McGann and India Fisher.
The 724th episode of Doctor Who (the 26th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Tracy-Ann Oberman and Freema Agyeman guest star. This is the first part of the two-part season finale, and introduces the modern-day Torchwood Institute.
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery for the first time in nearly a year for a second “Return to Flight” mission to the International Space Station, testing more safety procedures and new materials developed since the July 2005 flight (which still required repairs to be conducted in orbit). Aboard Discovery are Commander Steven Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly, and mission specialists Stephanie Wilson, Michael Fossum, Piers Sellers, Thomas Reiter and Lisa Nowak. Reiter remains aboard the station, bumping its crew up to three people for the first time since 2003.
The 725th episode of Doctor Who (the 27th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Tracy-Ann Oberman guest stars. This is the conclusion of the second season of the new series, and sees Billie Piper’s exit as a series regular. The end of the episode introduces Catherine Tate as future companion Donna Noble, leading into the 2006 Christmas episode. This episode is the first to pit the Daleks against the Cybermen. 
Benbella Books releases the non-fiction Star Trek essay anthology “Boarding The Enterprise”, edited by and featuring contributions from David Gerrold. Other contributors include Norman Spinrad, D.C. Fontana, Paul Levinson and Eric Greene. (theLogBook.com webmaster Earl Green aided with this book’s fact-checking and editing.)
A scaled-down proof-of-concept model of an inflatible space station module designed by NASA in the 1990s, Genesis I is launched (with no occupants, or, indeed, an airlock to allow access) by Las Vegas-based Bigelow Aerospace. Genesis I is a testbed for a privately-operated space station whose pressurized modules (inflated from within by the supply of breathable air) would be much cheaper to launch than pre-fabricated structures such as the International Space Station. With several cameras monitoring every angle of the station, the module fully inflates in just ten minutes.
The 194th episode of Stargate SG-1 airs on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Beau Bridges, and Michael Shanks. Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager) guest stars in the season ten premiere.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 41st episode of Stargate Atlantis. Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager) guest stars in the third season premiere.
Sci-Fi Channel premieres the first episode of the quirky modern-day science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, Debrah Farentino (Earth 2), Joe Morton (Mercy Point), and Matt Frewer (Max Headroom). (In the UK and elsewhere, this series is retitled A Town Called Eureka.)
The 195th episode of Stargate SG-1 airs on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Beau Bridges, and Michael Shanks. Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager) guest stars.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 42nd episode of Stargate Atlantis.
American Records releases Tom Petty‘s final solo album, Highway Companion, featuring the single “Flirting With Time”.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the second episode of the quirky modern-day science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, Debrah Farentino (Earth 2), Joe Morton (Mercy Point), and Matt Frewer (Max Headroom). (In the UK and elsewhere, this series is retitled A Town Called Eureka.)
Big Finish Productions releases the 84th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Colin Baker and Maggie Stables.
The 196th episode of Stargate SG-1 airs on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Beau Bridges, and Michael Shanks. Stargate Atlantis regulars Joe Flanagan, Torri Higginson, and David Hewlett guest star in this crossover episode.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 43rd episode of Stargate Atlantis. Richard Kind (Spin City) guest stars.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the third episode of the quirky modern-day science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, Debrah Farentino, Joe Morton, and Matt Frewer. (In the UK and elsewhere, this series is retitled A Town Called Eureka.) Tamlyn Tomita (Babylon 5, Star Trek: Picard) guest stars.
The 197th episode of Stargate SG-1 airs on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Beau Bridges, and Michael Shanks.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 44th episode of Stargate Atlantis.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the fourth episode of the quirky modern-day science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, Debrah Farentino, Joe Morton, and Matt Frewer. (In the UK and elsewhere, this series is retitled A Town Called Eureka.)
The 198th episode of Stargate SG-1 airs on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Beau Bridges, and Michael Shanks.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 45th episode of Stargate Atlantis. David Odgen Stiers (M*A*S*H) guest stars.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the fifth episode of the quirky modern-day science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, Debrah Farentino, Joe Morton, and Matt Frewer. (In the UK and elsewhere, this series is retitled A Town Called Eureka.) Saul Rubinek guest stars.