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

This program jump-started my interest in space and astronomy.........

As a 7 year old, I was virtually glued to the TV set every night this program was on. I was probably too young to be objective, in terms of the poetic license taken by the writers, but at least to a young boy each episode seemed believable and fascinating. I understand that the Sci-Fi Channel may occasionally broadcast some of these re-runs. I'd like to see them on Video tape if they're ever made available.