Men Into Space

More Science Than Fiction Before Lost In Space, Before Star Trek, And Before Space 1999, American Audiences Were Regaled By The Weekly Thrills, Perils, And Otherworldly Exploits Of Men Into Space, The First-ever Hard Sciencerdquo; Sci-fi Program. Popular Actor William Lundigan Appeared As The Redoubtable Colonel Edward Mccauley, Who Grappled With Many Of The Same Problems That Real Astronauts Encountered In Their Quest To Reach The Moon A Decade Later. It Was A Somber Departure From Previous Televised Science Fiction Fare, Aimed At Juveniles, And Served Up The Drama And Excitement Of Space Flight In Realistic Fashion.