Project Moonbase story

movie: Project Moonbase (1953) · 1953-09-04

Set in a future 1970, the United States is considering building bases on the Moon.

8 total · 3 major · 5 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
female independence major Colonel Briteis (a woman) made the first orbital flight around the Earth and led the first mission to fly around the Moon. The United States president was a woman.
interplanetary space travel major A mission led by Colonel Briteis to fly around the Moon was undertaken by the United States, but something goes wrong and they end up landing on it and making a base.
space station major The United States had built a space station orbiting the Earth that was vital to national security.
husband and wife minor Colonel Briteis and Bill Moore get married on the Moon.
magnetic boots minor People used magnetic boots to get around on the space station.
romantic love minor Colonel Briteis and Bill Moore get married on the Moon.
speculative spaceship minor A rocketship was used to fly around the Moon.
speculative spacesuit minor Bill Moore and the Doctor Wernher impostor used spacesuits to walk on the surface of the Moon.