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The Best Episodes of Men Into Space Season 1

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 1 - Moon Probe
    7.2/10(48 votes)

    #1 - Moon Probe

    S1:E1

    His 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 fails to jettison.

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 2 - Moon Landing
    7.3/10(40 votes)

    #2 - Moon Landing

    S1:E2

    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 effort leaves a crewman seriously injured during takeoff.

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 3 - Building a Space Station
    7.1/10(39 votes)

    #3 - Building a Space Station

    S1:E3

    McCauley 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 and trapped when his sleeve catches between sections of the space station.

    Director:Otto Lang
    Writer:Meyer Dolinsky

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  4. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 4 - Water Tank Rescue
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #4 - Water Tank Rescue

    S1:E4

    When an astronaut is stricken by a heart attack on the Moon, McCauley must find a way to get him back to Earth.

    Director:Otto Lang
    Writer:Ib Melchior

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  5. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 5 - Lost Missile
    6.8/10(41 votes)

    #5 - Lost Missile

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 6 - Moonquake
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Moonquake

    S1:E6

    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 needs to focus all his skills and abilities to overcome a major accident.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 7 - Space Trap
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #7 - Space Trap

    S1:E7

    Returning 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 life at risk.

    Director:Charles F. Haas
    Writer:Francis Rosenwald

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  8. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 8 - Asteroid
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #8 - Asteroid

    S1:E8

    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 a mobile space station. If not the rock must be destroyed.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 9 - Edge of Eternity
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #9 - Edge of Eternity

    S1:E9

    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 life and death battle to extend their oxygen supply long enough to make it home.

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 10 - Burnout
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    #10 - Burnout

    S1:E10

    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 mission is launched to try and understand what went wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 11 - First Woman on the Moon
    5.3/10(38 votes)

    #11 - First Woman on the Moon

    S1:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 12 - Christmas on the Moon
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #12 - Christmas on the Moon

    S1:E12

    McCauley and two astronomers are on the Moon on Christmas day, and one of them is stricken with appendicitis.

    Director:Richard Carlson
    Writer:David Duncan

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  13. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 13 - Quarantine
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #13 - Quarantine

    S1:E13

    Two scientists who can't get along are assigned to the same space station, and McCauley has to keep the peace.

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 14 - Tankers in Space
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    #14 - Tankers in Space

    S1:E14

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 15 - Sea of Stars
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Sea of Stars

    S1:E15

    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 knocks out McCauley, the nervous young cadet has to bring the craft back to Earth on his own.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Francis Rosenwald

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  16. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 16 - A Handful of Hours
    7.5/10(44 votes)

    #16 - A Handful of Hours

    S1:E16

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 17 - Earthbound
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Earthbound

    S1:E17

    An 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 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.

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:David Duncan

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  18. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 18 - Caves of the Moon
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    #18 - Caves of the Moon

    S1:E18

    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 colonization of the Moon.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Meyer Dolinsky

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  19. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 19 - Dateline: Moon
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #19 - Dateline: Moon

    S1:E19

    A 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 base commander.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 20 - Moon Cloud
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Moon Cloud

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Otto Lang
    Writers:Michael Plant, Sidney Kalchiem

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  21. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 21 - Contraband
    6.7/10(47 votes)

    #21 - Contraband

    S1:E21

    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 thief into revealing himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Duncan

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  22. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 22 - Dark of the Sun
    6.5/10(66 votes)

    #22 - Dark of the Sun

    S1:E22

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Duncan

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  23. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 23 - Verdict in Orbit
    7.5/10(34 votes)

    #23 - Verdict in Orbit

    S1:E23

    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?

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 24 - Is There Another Civilization?
    8.1/10(91 votes)

    #24 - Is There Another Civilization?

    S1:E24

    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.

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Men Into Space Season 1 Episode 25 - Shadows of the Moon
    6.8/10(52 votes)

    #25 - Shadows of the Moon

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Moon Probe" is the best rated episode of "Men Into Space" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by Walter Doniger and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/30/1959. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Moon Landing".