This is the first episode in which the main character is referred to as 'Starman'.
The probe that Dr. Katherine Bradford (Kay Lenz) is working on is Odyssey 2. The drawing of the spacecraft is actually Voyager 2 which Starman finds in the movie 'Starman' and goes to Earth because of it.
The sound effects as Odyssey 2 reactivates are those used in 'The Six Million Dollar Man' opening credits.