Men Into Space (1959–1960)

The more-or-less realistic adventures of Colonel Ed McCauley, head of the American space program. He battles saboteurs, budget cuts, defective equipment and other problems in outer space.

Stars:

William Lundigan, Joyce Taylor, Charles Herbert

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
William Lundigan	...	Col. Edward McCauley (38 episodes, 1959-1960)

Storyline

The more-or-less realistic adventures of Colonel Ed McCauley, head of the American space program. He battles saboteurs, budget cuts, defective equipment and other problems in outer space.

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Plot Keywords:

exploration | astronaut | space travel | nasa

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

Space Challenge

Filming Locations:

Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ZIV Television Programs

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (38 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Each episode of this series was budgeted at $50,000.

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Quotes

Narrator: No matter where he travels, one thing will always be the same: man himself. Human nature will not change in the strange outposts of space. There will always be love and hate, courage and fear, and even greed. This is the story of an expedition to a distant world that was brought to the brink of disaster by one man's greed.

User Reviews

A lot of fun

But it was as adult as could be expected. A fine depiction of men (and women? I forget) on the moon operating from space bases. Forty years later we STILL have no moon bases! I remember best the great fear they all had about their space suits being punctured (what WOULD happen, besides "instant death"?). A well done drama. Never rerun, unfortunately.