Space Command (TV series)

Space Command
Genre	Children's science fiction
Written by	Alfred Harris
Directed by	Murray Chercover
Starring	Bob Barclay James Doohan Austin Willis
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	150
Production
Producer(s)	Murray Chercover
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Original release	13 March 1953 – 29 May 1954
Chronology
Preceded by	Tales of Adventure

Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series, broadcast on CBC Television in 1953 and 1954, the first time the network aired its own dramatic series.

Each program presented life on the fictional space station XSW1 operated by the worldwide Space Command, featuring the activities of Frank Anderson (Bob Barclay). Another character, Phil Mitchell, was portrayed by James Doohan, who gained international attention as Scotty on the 1960s television series Star Trek.William Shatner, the leading actor on Star Trek, also appeared on episodes of Space Command. Other series cast members included Andrew Anthony, Joe Austin, Harry Geldard, Cec Linder, Aileen Taylor, and Austin Willis. Harold Wright was technical advisor to the series. Actors appearing in episodes included Barry Morse later of the TV series The Fugitive and Space: 1999.

John Lowry provided special effects for the series, including presentations of rockets and weightlessness, although modern audiences would now reject the techniques used at that time. Models were created at producer Murray Chercover's residence, then rocket propulsion material was obtained from T. W. Hand Fireworks.

The series was initially seen on Friday evenings at 19:30 Toronto time. The debut episode on 13 March 1953 featured the topic of sunspots. This first run continued until 17 July 1953. Other topics planned for the series included asteroids, space medicine, meteorites, and evolution.

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