ABC broadcasts the third episode of the animated Star Wars spinoff series Droids, featuring the voice of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO. 
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Electronic Arts releases the Little Computer People “discovery kit” for Commodore 64 home computers, enabling players to manage the “life” of a “Little Computer Person” residing within their home computer. (more…)
CBS airs the first episode of a modern revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Bruce Willis stars in an adaptation of a Harlan Ellison story, while Melinda Dillon stars in a second segment. Wes Craven (A Nightmare On Elm Street) directs both stories. (more…)
ABC broadcasts the fourth episode of the animated Star Wars spinoff series Droids, featuring the voice of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO. This episode marks the first appearance of a movie character other than the droids themselves. (more…)
The first episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. The name of the show is licensed from the publisher of Hugo Gernsback’s science fiction literary magazine, which has been in publication since the 1920s. Many of the episodes come from story sketches by Spielberg, assigned to other writers; this is one of only two to be directed by Spielberg as well. Lukas Haas and Roberts Blossom guest star. (more…)
The Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation releases a new version of the perennial favorite educational computer game The Oregon Trail for the Apple II computer. Now featuring more action-based sequences than purely textual interactions, this version of The Oregon Trail is the most recognizable iteration of the game, which will be ported to numerous other computer systems. (more…)
The unmanned Kosmos 1686 module, launched by the Soviet Union in September, successfully completes an automated docking with space station Salyut 7. This new module is a permanent addition to the final Salyut station, offering more habitable space for work and storage aboard the aging station. Kosmos 1686 arrives with nearly 10,000 pounds of supplies and consumables, and serves as a case study to help engineers plan the upcoming Mir space station, which is designed from the outset to consist of several add-on modules.
The inaugural flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis takes the newest orbiter on a four-day Defense Department mission (the specifics of which remain classified). Manning Atlantis for this flight are Commander Karol Bobko, Pilot Ronald Grabe, and mission specialists David Hilmers, Robert Stewart and William Pailes.
The first episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, premieres on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall (Predator, Harry And The Hendersons), and Courteney Cox (Friends, Scream, Cougar Town). Larry Linville (M*A*S*H) guest stars.
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CBS airs the second episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Annie Potts (Ghostbusters), Meg Foster, and Terry O’Quinn (Lost) star in three short stories; Wes Craven (A Nightmare On Elm Street) directs two of them. (more…)
ABC broadcasts the fifth episode of the animated Star Wars spinoff series Droids, featuring the voice of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO. (more…)
The second episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. John Scott Clough (St. Elsewhere) stars. (more…)
CBS airs the third episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Eric Bogosian, Lorna Luft, and Jeffrey DeMunn star in three short stories.
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ABC broadcasts the sixth episode of the animated Star Wars spinoff series Droids, featuring the voice of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO. (more…)
With $4 billion having been spent on upgrading and customizing a special launch facility since 1972 to handle (mostly military) Space Shuttle launches in polar orbits, Vandenberg AFB declares Space Launch Complex 6 launch-ready, with a year to go before the first scheduled polar orbit shuttle launch. But in 1986, amid jitters in the wake of the Challenger disaster, planned use of the west coast launch facility is curtailed and finally cancelled, despite the money and time spent.
The second episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, airs on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall (Predator, Harry And The Hendersons), and Courteney Cox (Friends, Scream, Cougar Town). Dean Devlin (future writer/producer of Stargate and Independence Day) guest stars.
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Nintendo releases Wrecking Crew for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Possibly the most obscure NES game to feature Mario, this is one of very few Mario games to continue the idea – established in Donkey Kong – that Mario is a construction worker rather than a plumber with super powers. (more…)
CBS airs the fourth episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Dee Wallace-Stone (E.T.) and Scott Grimes (The Orville) star in three short stories, including one directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist).
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The third episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Kelly Reno (The Black Stallion) stars. (more…)
The third episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, airs on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall (Predator, Harry And The Hendersons), and Courteney Cox (Friends, Scream, Cougar Town). James Sloyan (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
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CBS airs the fifth episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Tony Lo Bianco and David Dukes star in an episode comprised of two short stories.
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The fourth episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC; this is effectively the series’ Halloween special. Bronson Pinchot (Perfect Strangers) stars. (more…)
The 41st episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. Barbara Stock (Spenser: For Hire) stars.
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Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off on a one-week mission to carry the Spacelab module and an all-German crew to orbit. The “Spacelab D1” mission is flown by Commander Henry Hartsfield, Pilot Steven Nagel, mission specialists James Buchli, Guion Bluford, and Bonnie Dunbar, and payload specialists Reinhard Furrer, Ernst Messerschmid and Wubbo J. Ockels.
This is the final successful launch of Challenger.
The fourth episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, airs on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall, and Courteney Cox. Jesse Dizon (Operation Petticoat) and Branscombe Richmond (Renegade) guest star.
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Electronic Arts releases the game development toolkit Adventure Construction Set for the Apple II home computer, allowing users to design their own tile-based computer RPGs, defining characters, settings, weapons, magic use, and more. (more…)
CBS airs the sixth episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. David Mendenhall and Robert Duncan McNeill (Star Trek: Voyager) star in an episode comprised of two short stories.
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The fifth episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC; this is the second and final episode directed by Spielberg himself. Kevin Costner (Field Of Dreams), Kiefer Sutherland (24), Anthony LaPaglia (Without A Trace) and Casey Siemaszko (Back To The Future) star in an episode scored by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Superman). Spielberg is nominated for an Emmy for best direction, but does not win; the episode’s cinematographer (John McPherson) does win an Emmy. Most Amazing Stories episodes are a half-hour long, but this one runs a full hour. (more…)
The first edition of the non-fiction-with-science-fiction-short-stories anthology “The Planets“ is published by Bantam Books, edited by Byron Preiss. Contributors include Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Harry Harrison, Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, JPL scientist Dale Cruikshank, Frank Herbert, illustrator Ralph McQuarrie, and many more. Each body in the solar system is described in a factual essay, and then features in a short story. (more…)
The sixth episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Gregory Hines guest stars in an episode directed by Peter Hyams (2010: The Year We Make Contact).
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The fifth episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, airs on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall, and Courteney Cox. Rhonda Aldrich (Sequestered, Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest stars.
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CBS airs the seventh episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Adrienne Barbeau and Danny Kaye star in an episode comprised of two short stories, including Harlan Ellison’s adaptation of his own short story, Paladin Of The Lost Hour.
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With its own jet engines freeing it from the need for a carrier aircraft, the Buran Analogue test vehicle – the Soviet equivalent of Space Shuttle Enterprise – makes its first approach and landing test, cutting off its jet engines at a predetermined altitude and gliding to an airstrip for a landing. The Buran Analogue will ultimately make more test flights than the Enterprise, continuing to conduct glider landings through 1988.
The seventh episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Matthew Labyorteaux (Whiz Kids, Little House On The Prairie) and Milton Berle guest star.
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The sixth episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, airs on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall, and Courteney Cox. Sondra Currie (The Hangover) guest stars.
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