
Men Into Space
Men Into Space is an American science-fiction television series broadcast from September 30, 1959 to September 7, 1960 by CBS which depicted future efforts by the United States Air Force to explore and develop outer space. The black-and-white filmed show starred William Lundigan as Col. Edward McCauley.
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- Ep 1
1.Moon Probe
30-09-195930mHis family watching from mission control, Col. Edward McCauley who is commanding the first rocket into outer space must make a desperate gamble when the second stage of his rocket...
- Ep 2
2.Moon Landing
07-10-195930mSenator 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 effort leaves a crewman seriously injured...
- Ep 3
3.Building a Space Station
21-10-195930mMcCauley races against time in order to save an astronaut who is trapped when assembling the prefabricated units of a space station. The astronaut is the son of a air force general...
- Ep 4
4.Water Tank Rescue
28-10-195930mWhen an astronaut is stricken by a heart attack on the Moon, McCauley must find a way to get him back to Earth.
- Ep 5
5.Lost Missile
04-11-195930mWhen 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 wip...
- Ep 6
6.Moonquake
11-11-195930mTrailblazer 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 needs to focus all his skills and abili...
- Ep 7
7.Space Trap
18-11-195930mReturning from the Moon with valuable spore samples the crew of MR7 are rendered unconscious. Earth sends a rescue mission but a decision has to be made that could put everyone's l...
- Ep 8
8.Asteroid
25-11-195930mAn 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 a mobile space station. If not the rock...
- Ep 9
9.Edge of Eternity
02-12-195930mShortly after leaving the Moon a spacecraft is hit by an asteroid destroying their oxygen supply. The three man crew now become engaged in a life and death battle to extend their o...
- Ep 10
10.Burnout
09-12-195930mTest 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 mission is launched to try and understand...
- Ep 11
11.First Woman on the Moon
16-12-195930m - Ep 12
12.Christmas on the Moon
8.023-12-195930mMcCauley and two astronomers are on the Moon on Christmas day, and one of them is stricken with appendicitis.
- Ep 13
13.Quarantine
30-12-195930mTwo scientists who can't get along are assigned to the same space station, and McCauley has to keep the peace.
- Ep 14
14.Tankers in Space
06-01-196030mIt 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 train...
- Ep 15
15.Sea of Stars
13-01-196030mCol. 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 knocks out McCauley, the nervous young...
- Ep 16
16.A Handful of Hours
20-01-196030mFour 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 car...
- Ep 17
17.Earthbound
27-01-196030mAn eager, space-enthusiast technician (played by Robert Reed of The Brady Bunch) installs a smaller Guidance Control System he designed into the rocket ship. There is now room in t...
- Ep 18
18.Caves of the Moon
03-02-196030mA 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 colonization of the Moon.
- Ep 19
19.Dateline: Moon
10-02-196030mA maverick journalist wins an opportunity to visit the Moon base. An opportunist he will look for anyway to manufacture a story, and his gambling habits put him at odds with the ba...
- Ep 20
20.Moon Cloud
17-02-196030mA 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...
- Ep 21
21.Contraband
02-03-196030mMcCauley 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 thief into revealing himself.
- Ep 22
22.Dark of the Sun
09-03-196030mTensions 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...
- Ep 23
23.Verdict in Orbit
16-03-196030mCol 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 t...
- Ep 24
24.Is There Another Civilization?
23-03-196030mWhile 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 artific...
- Ep 25
25.Shadows of the Moon
30-03-196030mA 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.
- Ep 26
26.Flash in the Sky
06-04-196030mA ship tasked with retrieving a malfunctioning Venus probe runs into issues when the scientist in charge, a friend of McCauley's insists on going despite previously disobeying McCa...
- Ep 27
27.Lunar Secret
13-04-196030mA 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. T...
- Ep 28
28.Voice of Infinity
20-04-196030mSpace 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 s...
- Ep 29
29.From Another World
27-04-196030mColonel 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 eviden...
- Ep 30
30.Emergency Mission
04-05-196030mA 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 ran...
- Ep 31
31.Beyond the Stars
11-05-196030mA 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 ses...
- Ep 32
32.Mission to Mars
25-05-196030mOn 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 wi...
- Ep 33
33.Moon Trap
01-06-196030mShip 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...
- Ep 34
34.Flare Up
17-08-196030mA 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 dra...
- Ep 35
35.Into the Sun
24-08-196030mA 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. T...
- Ep 36
36.The Sun Never Sets
31-08-196030mMcCauley visits England and advises the British space program. He objects to the design of a second stage rocket. The British launch the spacecraft anyway and the second stage malf...
- Ep 37
37.Mystery Satellite
07-09-196030mThe 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 co...
- Ep 38
38.Flight to the Red Planet
14-09-196030mThe 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 again...
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