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Men Into Space Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
38 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 1
Moon Probe
Wed, Sep 30, 195930 mins
The first test of an orbital flight around the Moon is scheduled. During liftoff one of the stages does not separate correctly causing the ship to no longer be under control. A crew member goes outside the ship to inspect the damage. While outside an accident occurs that endangers both his life and that of the crew and ship
Episode 2
Moon Landing
Wed, Oct 7, 195930 mins
Four men in Moonship Alpha attempt the first Moon landing. The ship begins to topple after touchdown, forcing an emergency lift-off. A crew member, not in his acceleration-couch, is injured but conceals the fact.
Episode 3
Building a Space Station
Wed, Oct 21, 195930 mins
McCauley leads a four-man team into space to begin the assembly of a space station. However, one astronaut's sleeve is caught between segments, and McCauley must devise a means to rescue him before their oxygen runs out and they're force to abandon the lieutenant.
Episode 4
Water Tank Rescue
Wed, Oct 28, 195930 mins
During an expedition to place supplies on the moon, Lt. Rick Gordon has a coronary thrombosis. In his condition, Gordon has no way of surviving even a minimal-G liftoff from the Moon, so McCauley must come up with a way to cushion the shock of departure and get his ill teammate back home.
Episode 5
Lost Missile
Wed, Nov 4, 195930 mins
When an experimental nuclear-powered missile goes out of control, its creator insists on accompanying McCauley into space to try and disarm it before it can strike the moon and wipe out a twelve-man expedition.
Episode 6
Moonquake
Wed, Nov 11, 195930 mins
McCauley takes two scientists to the moon to conduct seismographic experiments. His communication officer, Captain Tom Farrow, learns of his wife's car accident and begins to make mistakes. However, when a moonquake damages the ship and destroys the radio, Farrow is the crew's only hope of repairing the radio so that they can contact Mission Control and summoning a rescue ship.
Episode 7
Space Trap
Wed, Nov 18, 195930 mins
Scientist Charles Cooper gets a premonition of danger while on the Moon collecting spores that may prove the existence of life on the lunar surface. His premonition apparently comes true when Ground Control loses contact with Cooper's rocket and McCauley must take a rescue rocket up to determine what has happened.
Episode 8
Asteroid
Wed, Nov 25, 195930 mins
McCauley takes a mission to Skyra, an asteroid that has taken up orbit around Earth. he must either determine if it's suitable to use for a space station, or destroy it. However, when a scientist is blinded and left behind, McCauley must return and stop the countdown before it's too late.
Episode 9
Edge of Eternity
Wed, Dec 2, 195930 mins
McCauley, husband-to-be Lt. Johnny Baker, and veteran astronaut Major Harvey Sparkman are heading back from the Moon when their oxygen tank is holed by a meteor. With their oxygen levels dropping, the three men must improvise a series of measures to stay alive long enough to dock at Space Station Astra.
Episode 10
Burnout
Wed, Dec 9, 195930 mins
Astronauts Gibson and Stark take an experimental capsule up to test a new heat-resistant alloy. However, Gibson ejects during re-entry when the ship vibrates, invalidating the test. The results are inconclusive and Stark disputes Gibson's decision, insisting the instruments showed everything was okay. Now McCauley must undertake the same mission... and make the same decision.
Episode 11
First Woman on the Moon
Wed, Dec 16, 195930 mins
It is decided to conduct an experiment to see if women could handle the rigors of spaceflight and living on the Moon. The plan is to send a woman to the Moon for 90 days. Initially she doesn't cope very well through a lack of training or projects to complete. Eventually she comes up with a novel set of activities to try and show her value to the mission
Episode 12
Christmas on the Moon
Wed, Dec 23, 195930 mins
McCauley and astronomers Farrar and Nichols are on the Moon on Christmas Day when it passes through a comet's path. When Farrar is stricken with appendicitis, only a miracle will save him... but Nichols doesn't believe in Christmas, God, or miracles.
Episode 13
Quarantine
Wed, Dec 30, 195930 mins
Scientists Horton and Randolph have an adversarial relationship, and McCauley tries to prevent them from being on Space Station Astra at the same time. When that fails, things are rocky until one of the scientists is forced to rely on the other to save his life.
Episode 14
Tankers in Space
Wed, Jan 6, 196030 mins
It is decided to attempt fuel transfers between space craft while flying in orbit. The requirement for precision control of two spacecraft is met by using a pair of specially trained twins. Safety is the primary concern, but ensuring this, they overlook one potential fatal flaw in the mission
Episode 15
Sea of Stars
Wed, Jan 13, 196030 mins
McCauley deals with Art Frey, a new astronaut who won't take his navigational duties seriously and is more interested in proposing to his fiancée, Ann. However, when an unmanned satellite threatens Space Station Astra, Frey discovers that McCauley's lessons are critical when he has to determine a safe landing path for their damaged rocket.
Episode 16
A Handful of Hours
Wed, Jan 20, 196030 mins
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 they realize the oxygen tank they are carrying to resupply themselves has a faulty valve. There is a way around the problem, but the cost may be too high for the team to accept
Episode 17
Earthbound
Wed, Jan 27, 196030 mins
An eager, space-enthusiast technician installs a smaller Guidance Control System he designed into the rocket ship. There is now room in the equipment bay for him to stow away on the next flight. But during the 12G takeoff his improvised couch crushes the equipment rack, causing the ship to lose all power before reaching orbit. The uncontrollable ship will quickly re-enter and burn unless repairs can be completed.
Episode 18
Caves of the Moon
Wed, Feb 3, 196030 mins
Scientist Rowland Kennedy is eager to go to the moon and prove his theory that there is ice trapped in the caves that can be used as a water supply for colonists. However, when his son dies, Rowland hides the information from McCauley and continues on the expedition, obsessed with the idea of proving his theory. His obsession proves dangerous when he drives himself and the others, putting everyone at risk.
Episode 19
Dateline: Moon
Wed, Feb 10, 196030 mins
Jimmy Manx is one of two men who win a drawing to be the first reporter on the moon. However, Jimmy is eager to get a story at any cost, and salts a dig site with a fake alien artifact so that he can broadcast it on worldwide television and get the scoop of his life.
Episode 20
Moon Cloud
Wed, Feb 17, 196030 mins
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, but when Perry's theory about radioactive gas on the moon prove correct, Hal plots to kill Perry.
Episode 21
Contraband
Wed, Mar 2, 196030 mins
The US government becomes concerned when they realize someone is smuggling samples of specimen 9 back to Earth. An expedition is sent back to the Moon to try and identify the smuggler and more importantly locate all the specimen 9 deposits on the Moon.
Episode 22
Dark of the Sun
Wed, Mar 9, 196030 mins
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 for one of the crew to be a woman. The other candidates fail to treat her as a highly trained crew person and only see her as a vulnerable woman. Ultimately she uses her gender to solve the problem
Episode 23
Verdict in Orbit
Wed, Mar 16, 196030 mins
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. Tension mounts as word comes through the driver of the car has been identified, and appears to be on duty on board the space station. With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide on the station, how will this terrible emotional conundrum be resolved
Episode 24
Is There Another Civilization?
Wed, Mar 23, 196030 mins
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 metal, but appears to have been artificially created. A second flight is launched immediately to retrieve more samples. What they discover may solve one of the greatest mysteries known to man
Episode 25
Shadows on the Moon
Wed, Mar 30, 196030 mins
A Moon survey mission finds a curiously-shaped rock formation. A month later, members of the return mission encounter other mysterious events and suspect that they are not alone.
Episode 26
Flash in the Sky
Wed, Apr 6, 196030 mins
Dr. Guthrie Durlock is a shy scientist dedicated to his work, building an unmanned Venus rocket to gather readings. When he disobeys McCauley's orders on the moon, the colonel refuses to let Durlock accompany him on the mission to retrieve the probe. Durlock goes over McCauley's head to go on the mission, but the crew soon finds itself in danger when they discover that the Venus rocket has become magnetically charged.
Episode 27
Lunar Secret
Wed, Apr 13, 196030 mins
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 investigate; what they find amazes them. Then an accident leaves them in deadly danger.
Episode 28
Voice of Infinity
Wed, Apr 20, 196030 mins
Space station Astra is chosen for a medical experiment to measure men's reactions to stress and fatigue. The medical director is convinced he can quantify a person's reactions to strain and so prevent accidents. Then a life-threatening problem on the space station requires men to perform well beyond their limits. An inner "voice of infinity" is what they heard, enabling them to save the situation.
Episode 29
From Another World
Wed, Apr 27, 196030 mins
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 before he passed out he saw fossil evidence of life on the asteroid. Unconnected with this, Air Force medical staff have recommended his prolonged series of missions requires a 60-day 'grounding' to recover from stress. Will McCauley be able to lead the return mission to the asteroid if its unpredictable orbit permits another rendezvous?
Episode 30
Emergency Mission
Wed, May 4, 196030 mins
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 theory, the new ship should have the range. In practice, no one really knows.
Episode 31
Beyond the Stars
Wed, May 11, 196030 mins
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 pass the time during a long sky-mapping session by taping 'A glimpse of lunar life' sound-broadcast. An power fault interrupts and requires a Moon walk to the Radio Telescope. One man is badly injured while returning. Unconscious for days, he responds to the tape-recording and deliriously asks to hear the 'sound from the stars'. His colleagues comply and make an interesting discovery.
Episode 32
Mission to Mars
Wed, May 25, 196030 mins
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 safety. Ultimately both missions launch within minutes of each other, but a terrible accident completely changes the game and the ultimate fate of both crews
Episode 33
Moon Trap
Wed, Jun 1, 196030 mins
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. Can they use the liquid oxygen there to improvise a survival igloo?
Episode 34
Flare Up
Wed, Aug 17, 196030 mins
A Soviet Major is the sole survivor of a crash landing near a US advance moon station. Determined to appear blameless, he reports Americans sabotaged the landing and then takes drastic action to destroy all evidence.
Episode 35
Into the Sun
Wed, Aug 24, 196030 mins
A new project involves launching capsules of atomic waste into orbit and then assembling them with an atomic rocket motor. The unit is then accelerated for disposal into the Sun. The civilian Project Engineer, who will attach the a-rocket in space, is a former astronaut who resigned after a re-entry accident. He now lacks confidence in himself and is convinced that no-one else trusts him.
Episode 36
The Sun Never Sets
Wed, Aug 31, 196030 mins
Colonel McCauley is assigned to observe and assist the British space program. Their Vega Project will use a more powerful second-stage rocket engine. McCauley has to express the US concerns about the reliability of this engine.
Episode 37
Mystery Satellite
Wed, Sep 7, 196030 mins
The crew of MR37 encounter a strange object that they first believe is a meteor till it starts changing direction to match their ship. Whatever the object was it is confirmed it could not have come from Earth. When MR30 also encounters the object, a desperate chase begins to try and identify it
Episode 38
Flight to the Red Planet
Wed, Sep 14, 196030 mins
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 balance the need for caution and safety against the massive amount of scientific data that could be gained on such an expedition.
