Mutiny in Outer Space story

movie: Mutiny in Outer Space (1965) · 1965-03-03

Space Station X-7 is overrun by a previously unknown but deadly alien fungus that originated in ice caves on the moon and was inadvertently brought back by astronauts returning with lunar samples.

6 total · 4 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
human vs. contagious disease major The Space Station X-7 crew did everything they could to stop an extremely pathogenic Moon fungus from reaching Earth.
loyalty to a leader major Should the Space Station X-7 follow the orders of their captain, who was growing more and more delusional over time, or mutiny against him in order to prevent a pathogenic fungus from reaching Earth.
natural pandemic major Animal and plant life on Earth being imperiled by a pathogenic Moon fungus is a key component of the plot.
space station major Space Station X-7 was overrun by a previously unknown but deadly alien fungus.
colonization of the Moon minor There was a Moon base.
speculative spaceship minor Two astronauts blasted off from the surface of the Moon in a rocketship and docked with Space Station X-7.