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The Spaceshipper 🚀
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On this Breakaway day, our thoughts are with Commander John Koenig's teams on Moonbase Alpha. Today marks 27 years since the Moon left Earth's orbit, taking with it the last of the Eagles that hadn't yet exploded… It was Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Space: 1999 (1975-1977).

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The Spaceshipper 🚀
@thespaceshipper.com

"Originally inspired by the 1970s Space: 1999 Technical Notebook, this lavishly illustrated premium hardback has been expanded with 40 brand-new pages of content, taking you further into the technology, vehicles, locations, systems and day-to-day operations of Moonbase Alpha." Winter 2026. 👀

Gerry Anderson@gerryanderson.bsky.social

The Moonbase Alpha Technical Operations Manual returns in a new Post Breakaway Expanded Edition... with 40 pages of added illustrations and more detail than ever before! 🚀 gerryanderson.com/products/spa...

Owen Richards
@owenrichardscgi.bsky.social

I saw some people at the Small Space convention who had 3D printed studio-scale Eagles. I watched, slack-jawed as I realised that I too could print out one of these leviathans! Each engine pod would have to be printed in 8 sections on my Prusa Mini - BUT IT WAS POSSIBLE!!!!! (Maniacal laughter).

Cheech
@cheechlaredo.bsky.social

Thanks for posting this. I bought the Starcruiser 1 model maaaaaany years ago. I looked online and found another! much more expensive this time, but it had to be done. Cheers

Michael Ellis Day
@michaelellisday.bsky.social

This reminds me of something. In 1975, Martin Landau and Barbara Bain appeared on a syndicated talk show to promote the series. Possibly the Mike Douglas Show. The other guest was George Carlin. The host asked Carlin if he were to appear on Space: 1999, what character would he play?

Michael Ellis Day
@michaelellisday.bsky.social

Carlin said he'd be the guy who repaired the spaceships. Without having seen the show (because it hadn't aired yet) he immediately went into character as a working class garage mechanic who repaired spaceships on the Moon. I always thought of that bit while watching the show.