Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series broadcast on CBC (Canadian Broadcast Company) Television in 1953 and 1954. It was the first time the network (CBC) aired its own dramatic series. The series presented life on the fictional space ship XSW1 operated by Space Command, an international organization working to explore and colonize space. Each episode featured the activities of Frank Anderson covering many subject areas such as sunspots, asteroids, space medicine, meteors and evolution. Although short-lived, Space Command proved to be a hit dramatic program for CBC's earliest years. The series aired weekly from 13 March 1953 – 29 May 1954 Unfortunately, only a single episode from November 1953 is know to exist at this time.
Austin Willis
Dr. Fleming, Space Command
Andrew Anthony
Dr. Joseph Edmunds, Space Command Mission Control
Bob Barclay
Frank Anderson, XSW1
James Doohan
Phil Mitchell, XSW1 Engineer
Aileen Taylor
Ilene Morris, Space Command Communications
Harry Geldard
Steve Cassel, XSW1 Captain
William Shatner
Joe Austin
Cec Linder
(1953)
Space Command is a action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1953. Created by Al Harris, it stars Austin Willis, Andrew Anthony, Bob Barclay. Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series broadcast on CBC (Canadian Broadcast Company) Television in 1953 and 1954. It was the first time the network (CBC) aired its own dramatic series. The series presented life on the fictional space ship XSW1 operated by Space Command, an international organization working to explore and colonize space. Each episode featured the activities of Frank Anderson covering many subject areas such as sunspots, asteroids, space medicine, meteors and evolution. Although short-lived, Space Command proved to be a hit dramatic program for CBC's earliest years. The series aired weekly from 13 March 1953 – 29 May 1954 Unfortunately, only a single episode from November 1953 is know to exist at this time.
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