6.051 minSeason 2 • Episode 24
LatestThe Dorcons -the most powerful race in the galaxy -demand that the Alphans hand Maya over to them. Koenig refuses, until Moonbase Alpha is savagely attacked and invaded! Then, having let them take Maya he makes a desperate attempt to save her....
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.
Practical Effects
Miniature moonbase and Eagle ships aged like fine cheese
Production
Real-life couple Landau and Bain brought divorce energy onscreen
Costume
Those flared jumpsuits deserve their own Emmy category
Creators
Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Landau and Bain were married during production but divorced in 1993; their onscreen tension in Season 2 was reportedly very real.
The show's catastrophic premise was conceived before the actual 1969 moon landing, making its optimism about lunar colonization almost painfully quaint.
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