Men Into Space (1959–1960)

1. S01E01Moon ProbeSeptember 30, 1959—His family watching from mission control, Col. Edward McCauley who is commanding the first rocket into outer space must make a desperate gam
2. S01E02Moon LandingOctober 7, 1959—Senator Jim Sloane questions the need for and cost of a mission to the moon after McCauley's first effort to the moon fails and his second e
3. S01E03Building a Space StationOctober 21, 1959—McCauley races against time in order to save an astronaut who is trapped when assembling the prefabricated units of a space station. The ast
4. S01E04Water Tank RescueOctober 28, 1959—When an astronaut is stricken by a heart attack on the Moon, McCauley must find a way to get him back to Earth.
5. S01E05Lost MissileNovember 4, 1959—When an experimental nuclear-powered missile goes out of control, its creator insists on accompanying McCauley into space to try and disarm
6. S01E06MoonquakeNovember 11, 1959—Trailblazer I is on route to the Moon when one of the crew gets word his wife has been hurt in a car wreck. Although distracted, the crewman
7. S01E07Space TrapNovember 18, 1959—Returning from the Moon with valuable spore samples the crew of MR7 are rendered unconscious. Earth sends a rescue mission but a decision ha
8. S01E08AsteroidNovember 25, 1959—An asteroid straying close to Earth becomes the subject of an experiment. It is decided to scout the asteroid with a view of turning it into
9. S01E09Edge of EternityDecember 2, 1959—Shortly after leaving the Moon a spacecraft is hit by an asteroid destroying their oxygen supply. The three man crew now become engaged in a
10. S01E10BurnoutDecember 9, 1959—Test continue on a new alloy for re-entry. On one test the ship acts erratically and although the crew is saved the ship is lost. A second m
11. S01E11First Woman on the MoonDecember 16, 1959—
12. S01E12Christmas on the MoonDecember 23, 1959 8.0McCauley and two astronomers are on the Moon on Christmas day, and one of them is stricken with appendicitis.
13. S01E13QuarantineDecember 30, 1959—Two scientists who can't get along are assigned to the same space station, and McCauley has to keep the peace.
14. S01E14Tankers in SpaceJanuary 6, 1960—It is decided to attempt fuel transfers between space craft while flying in orbit. The requirement for precision control of two spacecraft i
15. S01E15Sea of StarsJanuary 13, 1960—Col. McCauley is training a young cadet who wants to be an astronaut, and pushes the young man almost to his limit. When an onboard accident
16. S01E16A Handful of HoursJanuary 20, 1960—Four men a stranded after their spacecraft crash lands on the Moon. Their only hope of survival is to walk to Moonbase. All goes well till t
17. S01E17EarthboundJanuary 27, 1960—An eager, space-enthusiast technician (played by Robert Reed of The Brady Bunch) installs a smaller Guidance Control System he designed into
18. S01E18Caves of the MoonFebruary 3, 1960—A mission is sent to explore a cave system on the Moon in the hope of finding ice. Having a source of water available would enable the colon
19. S01E19Dateline: MoonFebruary 10, 1960—A maverick journalist wins an opportunity to visit the Moon base. An opportunist he will look for anyway to manufacture a story, and his gam
20. S01E20Moon CloudFebruary 17, 1960—A scientist's wife warns McCauley that her husband Perry's's co-worker Hal Carter is jealous of his success. McCauley doesn't believe her, b
21. S01E21ContrabandMarch 2, 1960—McCauley must take four scientists back to the moon to find a deposit of a valuable mineral that one of them stole, so that he can trick the
22. S01E22Dark of the SunMarch 9, 1960—Tensions mount as final crew selections go forward for a special observation flight of the sun. At the core of the conflict is the potential
23. S01E23Verdict in OrbitMarch 16, 1960—Col McCauley, while serving on the space station gets word his son has been seriously injured in a hit and run accident near the rocket base
24. S01E24Is There Another Civilization?March 23, 1960—While on a routine flight one of the rockets is hit by a meteor fragment. On Earth they run tests to discover the meteor is not only made of
25. S01E25Shadows of the MoonMarch 30, 1960—A Moon survey mission finds a curiously-shaped rock formation. A month later, members of the return mission encounter other mysterious event
26. S01E26Flash in the SkyApril 6, 1960—A ship tasked with retrieving a malfunctioning Venus probe runs into issues when the scientist in charge, a friend of McCauley's insists on
27. S01E27Lunar SecretApril 13, 1960—A series of photographs taken by an expedition on the Moon shows some sort of artificial object moving up on a ridge. Two men are sent to in
28. S01E28Voice of InfinityApril 20, 1960—Space station Astra is chosen for a medical experiment to measure men's reactions to stress and fatigue. The medical director is convinced h
29. S01E29From Another WorldApril 27, 1960—Colonel McCauley returns from Asteroid 78-1. The mission was cut short by the failure of his suit oxygen supply. He is insistent that just b
30. S01E30Emergency MissionMay 4, 1960—A miss-fire of the MR28 sees the craft miss the Moon and head for deep space. The only chance of rescue is a new MX experimental rocket. In
31. S01E31Beyond the StarsMay 11, 1960—A 3-man team visit the Lunar Observatory, isolated from all Earth signals on the Moon's far side, for routine Radio Telescope work. They pas
32. S01E32Mission to MarsMay 25, 1960—On the Moon the US and Soviets are in an informal race to be the first to Mars. Both sides play down the need to rush with concerns about sa
33. S01E33Moon TrapJune 1, 1960—Ship MR34 loses Auto-Control during landing and crashes 200 miles from Moon Base. Two of the crew survive and make for a nearby fuel-cache.
34. S01E34Flare UpAugust 17, 1960—A Soviet Major is the sole survivor of a crash landing near a US advance moon station. Determined to appear blameless, he reports Americans
35. S01E35Into the SunAugust 24, 1960—A new project involves launching capsules of atomic waste into orbit and then assembling them with an atomic rocket motor. The unit is then
36. S01E36The Sun Never SetsAugust 31, 1960—McCauley visits England and advises the British space program. He objects to the design of a second stage rocket. The British launch the spa
37. S01E37Mystery SatelliteSeptember 7, 1960—The crew of MR37 encounter a strange object that they first believe is a meteor till it starts changing direction to match their ship. Whate
38. S01E38Flight to the Red PlanetSeptember 14, 1960—The first mission to Mars is nearing the red planet when a series of accidents and break downs put the mission in doubt. The crew must balan

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