Operation Moon) is a 1950 American Technicolor science fiction film, independently produced by George Pal and directed by Irving Pichel, that stars John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, and Dick Wesson. The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. Right now, we know there is water on the Moon. Lunar days are about 14 Earth days long, and when night comes, temperatures plummet. I believe this was the first space movie that instituted the dramatic practice of including a low comedian among the crew. After their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again.

Astronauts returning from a voyage to Mars are caught in a time warp and are propelled into a post-Apocalyptic Earth populated by mutants.

At what stage will people inhabit the environment? Other countries have plans as well. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? 6.3 Related Documentaries; 6.4 ed2k Links General Information . What minerals will be harvested? For instance, how can we overcome the moon's lack of atmosphere; difficult terrain with abrasive particles, and the effects of cosmic background radiation? Instead it presents a detailed speculation of what they thought it would be like to go to the moon in a rocket-ship. Google Lunar, Space X and other private industry efforts may lead the way. Science Documentary hosted by Joi Shilling, published by SpaceCity Films in 2016 - English narration Cover Information . Together they gather the captains of industry and all pledge to support the goals of having the United States be the first to put a man on the moon. A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strangely. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. How can the moon possibly help with this problem and move space exploration to the next level? Despite looking like a massive version of a Von Braun rocket from WWII, the speculation about the problems faced by the engineers and crew of such a product are surprisingly accurate and must have been fascinating viewing back in 1950. An American-led team of International astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get in the way.

Will resources on the Moon be the determining factor in whether the next human destination in outer space is Mars or the Moon?

Barnes has miscalculated their fuel consumption however and after stripping the ship bare, they are still 100 lbs too heavy meaning that one of them will have to stay behind.Why the government isn't involved if it's so important Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war. A dying scientist pushes forward his project to tap through to the Earth's magma layer, with results that threaten to destroy the Earth as we know it. This time, Gen. Thayer approaches Jim Barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. This time, Gen. Thayer approaches Jim Barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. As a new star and planet hurtle toward a doomed Earth, a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new home. But how much water?

Horror Where and how are we going into space post Space Shuttle? Five astronauts successfully fly to Mars where they encounter seemingly friendly and advanced inhabitants who harbor covert plans to use their ship to invade Earth. Extraterrestrials traveling in high-tech flying saucers contact a scientist as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Earth. Directed by Irving Pichel, Walter Lantz, Dick Lundy.

Certainly there were a lot of fifties space movies that had a goofy guy on board the space ship for comic relief.

With John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Dick Wesson.

10 of 12 people found this review helpful. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Further travel in space is inhibited by the challenges of gravity wells and the science and cost of developing vehicles that can transcend them.

An astronaut crew on their way to the Moon are unexpectedly propelled by gravitational forces and end up on Mars instead. Sci-Fi After their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again. After their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again. Where and how are we going into space post Space Shuttle?

The US efforts to colonize the Moon will follow the Lunar Exploration Roadmap, laid out with events taking place over decades.