STS-127

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle Endeavour is launched on the 127th shuttle flight, a 16-day mission to the International Space Station to complete the Japanese-built Kibo laboratory facility. The installation of the final Kibo module requires five lengthy spacewalks. Aboard Endeavour for her 23rd flight are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley, and mission specialists Christopher Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf, Julie Payette and Tim Kopra; Kopra remains on the station, with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata returning to Earth on the shuttle.

2009 Doctor Who Comic-Con exclusives

Doctor Who action figuresBritish toymaker Character Options and American distributor Underground Toys release a wave of exclusive Doctor Who action figures at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. This wave includes the first action figures ever made of the Doctor’s two earliest incarnations, as well as the first Cyberman design not from the current series. Rounding out the wave is the first action figure of any Doctor Who character in a costume specified by the Big Finish audio adventures. Read more

Battlestar Galactica Season 4 (soundtrack)

La-La Land Records releases Bear McCreary’s soundtrack from the fourth season of Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica reboot. The two-disc set covers much of the fourth season’s highlights on the first disc, with the entirety of the second CD containing music from the three-hour series finale, Daybreak. Read more

Blake’s 7 – The Early Years: Blood & Earth / Flag & Flame

Blake's 7: The Early Years - Blood and Earth / Flag and FlameAndrew Mark Sewell’s B7 Media releases its sixth Blake’s 7 audio drama, featuring stories written by Marc Platt and Ben Aaronovitch (Doctor Who). Jan Chappell, the original series’ Cally, returns in a new role. Read more

STS-128

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle Discovery lifts off on the 128th shuttle flight, a two-week mission to the International Space Station. Supplies and equipment are delivered to the space station in a cargo-bay-mounted logistics module. Aboard Discovery for her 37th flight are Commander Rick Sturckow, Pilot Kevin Ford, and mission specialists Jose Hernandez, Danny Olivas, Nicole Stott, Christer Fuglesang and Patrick Forrester. Stott remains on the International Space Station, while station crewmember Timothy Kopra returns to Earth aboard the shuttle.

7 Worlds Collide: The Sun Came Out

7 Worlds Collide - The Sun Came OutSony Records releases the 7 Worlds Collide album The Sun Came Out, an all-star project with contributions from Neil Finn, Johnny Marr, Jeff Tweedy, Tim Finn, and others. Read more