Men Into Space
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593932316 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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This ground-breaking booklet examines the historical context of the series and its rise and fall, along with biographies of all major personalities involved with its production. All told, Men Into Space is a classic slice of 1950s Americana and exuberantly reflects the national obsession with astronautics of its day. It was a somber departure from previous televised science fiction fare, aimed at juveniles, and served up the drama and excitement of space flight in realistic fashion. John C. MORE SCIENCE THAN FICTION Before Lost In Space, before Star Trek, and before Space 1999, American audiences were regaled by the weekly thrills, perils, and otherworldly exploits of Men Into Space, the first-ever "hard science" sci-fi program. Popular actor William Lundigan appeared as the redoubtable Colonel Edward McCauley, who grappled with many of the same problems that real astronauts encountered in their quest to reach the Moon a decade later. In 38 black-and-white episodes, McCauley endures lunar crashes, r
Cadet Ed said Men Into Space - An overlooked treasure. "Men Into Space" is a well researched book of an often overlooked 1950s television series which bridged the early science fiction shows of the 1950s with the newly formed NASA and the Space Race of the 1960s. John Fredriksen admits to being a huge fan of the series but brings an excellent overview of how the series was developed, who was involved with the series and the problems of depicting a realist space drama for the new space age. His research is footnoted with interesting facts about the show and those who brought space flight to the small screen. The book contains. "Wonderful memories of this series" according to Samuel B. King. I was eight years old when this series first aired and remember avidly watching it every Friday evening. As an adult, I later was able to view some of the episodes when they were re-broadcast in syndication. I always viewed the program as "Sea Hunt in outer space. This is logical, as, beyond the similarity between the technical focused plot lines, both series were ZIV productions. I remember, as a youth, owning a copy of the Men Into Space game and an Ideal Col. McCauley helmet. He was my childhood hero. Heck, when Alan Shepard finally launched in his Mercury spacecraft,. "If You Grew Up With "Men Into Space," Buy This Book!" according to Terry Sunday. If I say that the 1959-60 television series "Men Into Space" influenced me to choose a career as an aerospace engineer, I'm not giving the show enough credit. It was a HUGE influence. As an impressionable pre-teenager when the show aired, I still vividly remember eagerly watching the black-and-white adventures of U.S. Air Force Colonel Ed McCauley and his crewmates as they set off on thrilling new space missions every week.For its day, "Men Into Space" was technically very accurate. It had no monsters, UFOs or bug-eyed aliens. The men (and occasionally women) in the show