Men Into Space: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the not-so-distant future, Man makes the leap into space. Under the leadership of Colonel Ed McCauley of the USAF, Mankind leaps into orbit, colonizes the Moon, and by the end of the series is launching the first spacecraft to Mars. In this relatively realistic portrayal of manned space flight, many of the episodes stem around problems caused by the actual problems of space exploration.There are no aliens of other science fiction elements, and everything is grounded in scientific fact.

Series details

• Title: Men Into Space
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1959-09-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1960-09-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3511

Cast and credited roles

• William Lundigan — Colonel Edward McCauley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1959-09-30; final listed air date 1960-09-14; episode order: 38.

Source and licence

Adapted from Men Into Space on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.