I came across this 1953 movie on Free TV streaming. It is barely over 60 minutes long so isn't too much different from a one hour TV show.
I find it interesting that almost 70 years ago this work of fiction so accurately foreshadowed some of the things going on today, in 2022. There is a space station in orbit around the Earth and they accurately explain why a person feel weightless on it. They use magnetic shoes inside the space station and there are signs "please do not walk on the walls."
Also there is a proposal to build a station on the Moon, another thing our current Artemis program is headed towards. In this story a team of three are to orbit the Moon to photograph the back side. For some reason not completely explained they end up having to land there in a crater and then get inventive to establish radio contact with Earth.
One of the crew members was a female officer, a novelty for the early 1950s as relates to sending people in space. However, as with almost all pre-space movies the crew boards a few minutes before launch, and all are wearing short shorts and snug-fitting tee shirts, even the men. They just strap themselves onto cots and go.
The drama in this story involves a rogue group out to destroy the space station, they find a look-a-like to substitute for one of the scientists in the initial trip to the space station.
Judged by 21st century standards this is not a very good movie and the special effects are not realistic at all. Still I found it to be a worthwhile glimpse into a time when space exploration was still just a dream, and how fiction writers and movie producers envisioned how it might be.
I find it interesting that almost 70 years ago this work of fiction so accurately foreshadowed some of the things going on today, in 2022. There is a space station in orbit around the Earth and they accurately explain why a person feel weightless on it. They use magnetic shoes inside the space station and there are signs "please do not walk on the walls."
Also there is a proposal to build a station on the Moon, another thing our current Artemis program is headed towards. In this story a team of three are to orbit the Moon to photograph the back side. For some reason not completely explained they end up having to land there in a crater and then get inventive to establish radio contact with Earth.
One of the crew members was a female officer, a novelty for the early 1950s as relates to sending people in space. However, as with almost all pre-space movies the crew boards a few minutes before launch, and all are wearing short shorts and snug-fitting tee shirts, even the men. They just strap themselves onto cots and go.
The drama in this story involves a rogue group out to destroy the space station, they find a look-a-like to substitute for one of the scientists in the initial trip to the space station.
Judged by 21st century standards this is not a very good movie and the special effects are not realistic at all. Still I found it to be a worthwhile glimpse into a time when space exploration was still just a dream, and how fiction writers and movie producers envisioned how it might be.