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The Worst Episodes of Men into Space

Every episode of Men into Space ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of 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...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Moon Probe" is the worst rated episode of "Men into Space". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Walter Doniger and written by N/A, it aired on 9/30/1959. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Moon Landing".

  • Moon Probe
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    #1 - Moon Probe

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1959

    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: N/A

  • Moon Landing
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    #2 - Moon Landing

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1959

    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 effort leaves a crewman seriously injured during takeoff.

    Director: Walter Doniger

    Writer: N/A

  • Building a Space Station
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    #3 - Building a Space Station

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1959

    McCauley races against time in order to save an astronaut who is trapped when assembling the prefabricated units of a space station. The 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

  • Water Tank Rescue
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    #4 - Water Tank Rescue

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1959

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

    Director: Otto Lang

    Writer: Ib Melchior

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    #5 - Lost Missile

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1959

    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: N/A

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    #6 - Moonquake

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1959

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

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • Space Trap
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    #7 - Space Trap

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1959

    Returning from the Moon with valuable spore samples the crew of MR7 are rendered unconscious. Earth sends a rescue mission but a decision has to be made that could put everyone's life at risk.

    Director: Charles F. Haas

    Writer: Francis Rosenwald

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    #8 - Asteroid

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1959

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

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

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    #9 - Edge of Eternity

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/1959

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

    Director: Nathan Juran

    Writer: N/A

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    #10 - Burnout

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1959

    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 mission is launched to try and understand what went wrong.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • First Woman on the Moon
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    #11 - First Woman on the Moon

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1959

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Quarantine
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    #12 - Quarantine

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/1959

    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: N/A

  • Tankers in Space
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    #13 - Tankers in Space

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sea of Stars
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    #14 - Sea of Stars

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1960

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

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: Francis Rosenwald

  • A Handful of Hours
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    #15 - A Handful of Hours

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1960

    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 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #16 - Earthbound

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1960

    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

  • Caves of the Moon
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    #17 - Caves of the Moon

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1960

    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 colonization of the Moon.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: Meyer Dolinsky

  • Dateline: Moon
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    #18 - Dateline: Moon

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/1960

    A maverick journalist wins an opportunity to visit the Moon base. An opportunist he will look for anyway to manufacture a story, and his gambling habits put him at odds with the base commander.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #19 - Moon Cloud

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/1960

    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, but when Perry's theory about radioactive gas on the moon prove correct, Hal plots to kill Perry.

    Director: Otto Lang

    Writer: Sidney Kalchiem, Michael Plant

  • Contraband
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    #20 - Contraband

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/2/1960

    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 thief into revealing himself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Duncan

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    #21 - Dark of the Sun

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/9/1960

    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 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: N/A

    Writer: David Duncan

  • Verdict in Orbit
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    #22 - Verdict in Orbit

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/16/1960

    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. 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: N/A

  • Is There Another Civilization?
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    #23 - Is There Another Civilization?

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/23/1960

    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 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: N/A

  • Shadows of the Moon
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    #24 - Shadows of the Moon

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/30/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #25 - Flash in the Sky

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/6/1960

    A ship tasked with retrieving a malfunctioning Venus probe runs into issues when the scientist in charge, a friend of McCauley's insists on going despite previously disobeying McCauley's orders.

    Director: Walter Doniger

    Writer: David Duncan