(Space Command)

Overview: Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series broadcast on CBC (Canadian Broadcast Company) Television in 1953 and 1954. It was the first time the network (CBC) aired its own dramatic series. The series presented life on the fictional space ship XSW1 operated by Space Command, an international organization working to explore and colonize space. Each episode featured the activities of Frank Anderson covering many subject areas such as sunspots, asteroids, space medicine, meteors and evolution. Although short-lived, Space Command proved to be a hit dramatic program for CBC's earliest years. The series aired weekly from 13 March 1953 – 29 May 1954 Unfortunately, only a single episode from November 1953 is know to exist at this time.

Countries:

Canada

Genres:

Action & Adventure,

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Networks:

CBC Television

Year:

1953

Directors:

Murray Chercover

Production companies:

CBC

Actors:

Dr. Fleming, Space Command

Dr. Joseph Edmunds, Space Command Mission Control

Frank Anderson, XSW1

Phil Mitchell, XSW1 Engineer

Ilene Morris, Space Command Communications

Crews:

Director

Writer

Supervising Producer

Set Designer

Special Effects