![]() With Earth in the midst of devastation, the space station’s 311 stranded crewmembers must resign themselves to search for a new home on some distant world. When a massive thermonuclear explosion in the dump occurs, the moon is ripped from its orbit and sent hurtling through space. The locale is used for scientific research and to watch over a huge nuclear waste dump on the farside of the moon. ![]() The series premise was set up in the first episode, entitled “Breakaway.” In the distant year of 1999, Earth has a space station on the moon called Moonbase Alpha. ![]() Space: 1999 is a British series that began running in the U.S. This inspired a renewed interest in science fiction and local TV stations started looking for new sci-fi programming. The series’ ratings had been low in primetime but, in 1970s syndication, Trek became a runaway hit. As you probably know, Star Trek was cancelled in 1969 after three seasons on NBC. ![]()
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