The Eagle Obsession

On televisions across the globe in the late 1960s and early 1970s, millions witnessed the NASA astronauts bounding across the Moon's dusty surface as they explored the unknown. The Apollo space missions inspired many to imagine a future where they themselves would venture into space and where routine space travel and a self-sustaining lunar community were not only possible, but also very real. The sci-fi television series, SPACE: 1999, brought that dream to life. The 1970's series featured a sprawling Moonbase and a fantastic interplanetary spacecraft called the EAGLE, a futuristic looking vessel that featured real aerospace elements derived from NASA's Lunar Module. To this day, a passion for the EAGLE craft lingers among collectors, artists, and creatives around the world. The question is, why? Why are people still obsessed with a 50 year old design? Jeffrey Morris sets off on a journey to find out. What he discovers will change the way we look at the reciprocal relationship between science and science fiction and how we get back to both space and a collective optimism for our future. Because the impact of sci-fi on real-world space travel cannot be ignored or denied.