"While the 1960s gave the world the innovation and brilliance of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and The Outer Limits - along with groundbreaking books like - it wasn't until the 1970s that all that science fiction truly jumped to the mainstream. Star Trek was largely to thank for this shift; the show hit syndication in the early 1970s after its cancellation in 1969 and spawned a fandom larger than the literary geeky establishment of the time."
"Because of a massive nuclear accident, the entire Moon is flung out of Earth's orbit, turning all the inhabitants of the base into unwilling astronauts. In Space: 1999, we're not following the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, but instead, the Moon itself is the spacecraft, rolling through the cosmos, encountering all sorts of kooky sci-fi plot devices. Space:1999 doesn't have any teleportation, but the base is equipped with reconnaissance spacecraft called "Eagles." These ships were designed by Brian Johnson, who would later work on The Empire Strikes Back."
The 1960s produced Star Trek, Doctor Who, and The Outer Limits, but science fiction reached mainstream prominence in the 1970s. Star Trek's syndication after its 1969 cancellation expanded fandom beyond literary communities. By 1977 Star Wars redefined mainstream sci-fi, yet in 1975 Space: 1999 briefly became the decade's standout series. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Space:1999 centers on Commander Koenig leading Moonbase Alpha when a massive nuclear accident propels the Moon out of Earth's orbit. The Moon and its inhabitants become an unwilling spacecraft, using Eagle reconnaissance craft designed by Brian Johnson to explore strange cosmic encounters. The home-base-plus-shuttle formula influenced later science-fiction series.
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