Space: 1999 - Season 1 Episode 1 Breakaway
In September 1999, John Koenig reports to Earth's Space Research Centre at Moonbase Alpha as its new commander. A strange sickness is killing some of the Moonbase Alpha crew. Commander Koenig's investigation reveals that the source lies at Nuclear Waste Disposal Area 1 caused by excessive magnetic energy fields. The continuous build up of energy shortly causes massive explosion clusters that knocks the moon off orbit into deep space.
- Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
- Studio: ITV1
- Keyword: moon, future, moon landing, space, moon base, space exploration, live on the moon
- Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt