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Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the 81st shuttle flight, a ten-day mission featuring the fifth docking between Atlantis and the Mir space station. Atlantis again carries the SPACEHAB module in its cargo bay, and thousands of pounds of consumables and equipment are transferred from the shuttle to Mir. Aboard Atlantis for her 17th flight are Commander Michael Baker, Pilot Brent Jett, and mission specialists John Grunsfeld, Marsha Ivins, Peter Wisoff and Jerry Linenger. Linenger remains on Mir, while American Mir Expedition 22 crewmember John Blaha returns after 128 days in space.
The 84th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Ruben Blades guest stars.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 34th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Ted Raimi and Kevin Smith guest star. 
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RCA Victor Records releases an expanded, 2-CD re-release of John Williams’ complete score from Star Wars, tying into the upcoming Special Edition re-release of the original trilogy. (Previous CD releases of the original LP program had a running time just under the capacity of a standard compact disc, so this release adds roughly half an hour of additional material not previously available.) (more…)
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Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Nth Doctor by Jean-Marc Lofficier, detailing the development – including abandoned scripts and storylines – that led from proposals to a never-made Doctor Who theatrical movie to the 1996 TV movie starring Paul McGann. (more…)
Fox airs the 36th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, and Cleavant Derricks.
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The 37th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. This is the first episode of the long-delayed seventh season, which is also the first season to consist of eight episodes. (more…)
Showtime airs the 44th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Jon Tenney (The Closer) and Natasha Henstridge (Species) guest star in the third season premiere.
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The 78th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Jack Wagner and Tony Amendola (Stargate SG-1) guest star.
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Showtime airs the 45th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Howie Mandel guest stars.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 35th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Robert Trebor guest stars. (more…)
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope does some interstellar storm spotting, capturing an image of funnel-cloud-shaped structures in the Lagoon Nebula, 5,000 light years away from Earth. Similar to the star-forming structures in the Eagle Nebula, the Lagoon Nebula’s star-birthing clouds are seen to be twisting into tornado-like shapes, possibly due to interactions of gases with extreme hot and cold temperatures, not unlike the weather processes leading to tornado formation on Earth.
Showtime airs the 46th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Kim Cattrall (Star Trek VI: The Unduscovered Country) and Teryl Rothery (Stargate SG-1) guest star.
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The 38th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. This marks Chris Barrie’s exit as a series regular, though he appears again later in the season and rejoins the show for its eighth season. (more…)
The 85th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Paul McCrane guest stars.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 71st episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) guest stars. (more…)
The 14th episode of The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, presenting a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 36th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Karl Urban (Star Trek) guest stars. (more…)
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 108th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Duncan Regehr (Wizards & Warriors) guest stars. (more…)
RCA/Victor releases an expanded edition of John Williams‘ soundtrack to the Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back; the release is timed to coincide with the re-release of the movie in “Special Edition” form. (more…)
UPN airs the Showtime airs the 47th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica) and Fred Savage (The Wonder Years) guest star.
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Fox airs the 37th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, and Cleavant Derricks.
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The 39th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. This episode introduces new series regular Chloe Annett as an alternate-universe Kochanski who becomes stuck with the Red Dwarf crew, a character addition that proved controversial with fandom after the exit of Chris Barrie. (more…)
The 86th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Rodney Rowland (Space: Above & Beyond) guest stars.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 72nd episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. This episode concludes the main Shadow War storyline with a philosophical discussion; some fans expecting a special effects firefight make their disappointment known. (more…)
The 15th episode of The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, presenting a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 37th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Bruce Campbell (Ash vs. Evil Dead) and Michael Hurst (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) guest star. (more…)
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 109th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Kenneth Marshall (Krull) and Eric Pierpoint (Alien Nation) guest star. (more…)
Programmer Nicola Salmoria releases the earliest version of the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, or MAME, a freeware PC program which allows users to obtain dumps of the original 1970s and 1980s arcade game ROM chips which MAME interprets, emulating the original hardware architecture to allow play of those games with remarkable fidelity to the original graphics and sounds. This kick-starts a golden age of computer emulation of classic video games and game systems, with the average desktop computer now sporting enough memory to allow for accurate emulation. The release of MAME also ignites an ongoing controversy about the legality of downloading games whose original manufacturers are no longer exploting their intellectual property (or, in some cases, no longer exist as corporate entities).
Pocket Books releases the Star Trek non-fiction book “Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series”, written by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, detailing the extent of the pre-production efforts that Paramount and Gene Roddenberry put into a 1970s revival of the original Star Trek that ultimately went unmade. (more…)
UPN airs the 57th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. This episode marks the introduction of the Borg as the new recurring enemy on Voyager. (more…)
Showtime airs the 48th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. George Newbern (Scandal) guest stars.
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