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S1 E19 Ring Around the Moon

Action & Adventure

TV-PG

50m

Jan 14, 1976

Maintenance technician Fred Clifford is possessed by an eerie yellow glow, which ultimately kills him. It transpires that it is coming from a planet called Triton, which captures the Alphans and insists that Helena should become the Eyes of Triton.

Season 1, 21 Episodes

Commander John Koenig, the new commander of Moonbase Alpha, leads the investigation of a mysterious disease at the station and uncovers evidence of a far greater looming disaster.

A wandering energy force inhabits the body of Alpha technician Anton Zoref, turning him into an energy absorbing being.

Collision Course,

After destroying an asteroid on a collision course with the moon, an even larger obstacle appears - an entire planet! On a recon mission, John Koenig encounters an inhabitant who convinces him that the moon and the planet must collide.

Moonbase Alpha is attacked and devastated by warships from a nearby planet. With half of its population dead Alpha can no longer survive. Commander Koenig and Dr. Russel go to the alien world to plead for the survivors.

Death's Other Dominion,

On the ice world of Ultima Thule the Alphans encounter members of lost earth expedition who have achieved immortality- but at a price!

Voyager's Return,

The Alphans encounter the Voyager space probe that has been wandering the cosmos propelled by the Queller drive- a faulty engine system. Following the probe is a fleet of alien ships from a world devastated by the drive.

Dragon's Domain,

Discredited eagle pilot Tony Cellini is beset by recurring nightmares in which he was the only survivor of disastrous space mission. Now the moon is approaching the same set of circumstances that Cellini encountered.

Mission of the Darians,

The Alphans encounter a miles-long ark from the planet Daria, where the inhabitants have a very distinctive class separation.

The moon is approaching a black hole. Professor Bergman is a able to rig up an energy shield around the moonbase, but Commander Koenig feels this is only a desperate measure and has an eagle with six personnel dispatched.

End of Eternity,

While exploring a cavern in an asteroid, the Alphans release Balor, a sadistic alien who has achieved immortality.

Matter of Life and Death,

Dr. Russell's presumed-dead husband mysteriously reappears on a reconnaissance mission to a nearby planet.

A vessel of alien pacifists, bound for Earth, lands on the moon. They are greeted as friends by all- except Commissioner Simmons who sees their vessel as way to return home.

The Full Circle,

While exploring an Earth-type world several Alphans, including Commander Koenig and Dr. Russel, disappear after sighting a strange fog. Shortly afterwards a race of primitive humans are encountered.

Another Time, Another Place,

A distortion in time produces two separate moons, with two separate Alphas from different eras.

The Last Sunset,

As the Alphans are planning to explore the planet Ariel, a 'missile' attaches itself to the en route Eagle. Upon returning to Alpha, the 'missile' gives the Alphans a lunar atmosphere.

The Infernal Machine,

The Alphans encounter Delmer Plebus Powells Gwent, a huge spacecraft which defies aerodynamics and is an extension of Gwent's genius and ego.

Ring Around the Moon,

Maintenance technician Fred Clifford is possessed by an eerie yellow glow, which ultimately kills him. It transpires that it is coming from a planet called Triton, which captures the Alphans and insists that Helena should become the Eyes of Triton.

After Commander Koening's Eagle crashes on the planet Zenno, his soul is captured and scrutinized by a resident alien, due to the fact that we humans appear to be their missing link.

Alien gyphs appear on all of Alpha's screens. Koenig sends an Eagle to investigate. The Eagle is lost and the pilot is taken over by a huge, alien 'Space Brain', using him as a channel to make the Alphans do its bidding.

The Testament of Arkadia,

The Alphans land on the planet Arkadia, where glyphs suggest it is the cradle of civilisation from which life on Earth began. Now it is desolate and Koenig feels it is unsuitable for colonisation.

The Last Enemy,

The Alphans find themselves caught up in a long-running war between two rival planets, Betha and Delta.

Details

Space: 1999

Action & Adventure

TV-PG

2 Seasons

50m

The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.

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