This 12-minute short is a taste of the full 80-minute documentary that will premiere in the summer of 2025 (just in time for the 50th anniversary of SPACE: 1999).
Me too. I had both of the eagles. - the Transporter and the Cargo version with the winch and fake nuclear waste (can you imagine a kid’s toy with nuclear waste these days? :-)
I was 11 years old when i first watched space1999in 75. I was watching alone in the basement with the lights off and on an old 21inches black&white tv . I was blown away by the Eagle transport. Can’t wait for this film!
I was 10 and for some reason I *think* I was hyped in advance, but I can't remember how I knew ... TV Guide article?!?!? I think it was on channel 9 in Los Angeles, but that was a longgggg time ago, so who knows for sure. Eagle Transport forever!
At 4:35, Todd from Muncie mentions his neighbor "Tom." That's me. I'd just like to say that the Eagle design, while reminiscent of the Apollo Landers, is also reminiscent of the Sikorsky Skycrane--a workhorse of the US involvement in the Viet Nam War. The Eagle looks like a hybrid of the two. Purely functional and practical--I think this led to the mirage of reality so necessary in Speculative Fiction. Hey Todd! I also had a model of the Skycrane way back when! Though it was a more complicated model and probably looked like Sh---poopy.
As I kid I kit-bashed the Airfix Eagle model kits into everything. Those simple kits are a far cry from the ones you can get today but the memory of the parts are still burned into my brain. Looking forward to seeing the full documentary sir, you've done it proud.
I've recently been watching the entire 48 episode run of Space 1999 right here on RU-vid. It currently runs on a rotating loop continuously. I too was a huge fan of aviation and space flight in the late 60s -80s. It was a great time to be alive but it also lead to huge disappointment after NASA cancelled Apollo after Apollo 17 and took a lazy view of space flight with just LEO aboard the Space Shuttles. I will definitely be excited to see the documentary.
I haven't anticipated a new film as much as this for as long as I can remember. I note the real Apollo astronaut interview has been cut from the earlier promo, yet there's so much more here. I'm presuming it's all in the documentary. And, I hope at some point after cinematic release, we can buy a copy to take home to enjoy, alongside our Space: 1999 discs.
We are using footage from THE EAGLE OBSESSION to create a second film called RETURN TO TOMORROW that will include the astronaut, William Shatner and others!
Looking forward to seeing this documentary - I loved Space:1999, and its predecessor, UFO. Both were awesome shows that really influenced my interest in SciFi, and "hard" sci-fi.
Very interesting video mate, and a super slick production! Looking forward to the next installment. Best wishes from an Englishman forging dozens of tiny suits of armour for a film, in a secret location in a French forest! 🇬🇧⚒️🇺🇸
I'm wondering if we're brothers from a different mother you sound exactly like I do same interests kind of scary but cool. Hoping it turns out even better than you thought I know you have it in you let it out. Good luck and looking forward to the documentary
I was a twelve-year-old in Bedford when Space 1999 came on the telly and was immediately hooked. Like many nerdy boys in the early 70s, I loved Dr Who and Star Trek but unlike them the technology of Space 1999 and the Eagles seemed just years away because it was a recognisable extension of what NASA and the Soviets were using.
I love the Eagle always captivated me me as child probably because it was kinda like Cubricks Space odyssey 2001 so realistic and functional great vid liked and subscribed 👍🇨🇦
The Eagle is THE BEST SHIP in science fiction history!! Even better than all of the Star Wars and Star Trek Ships!!!! I still want a full size one!!! I can hardly wait!!!
I watched Space 1999 when it first came on TV. I was blown away by the Eagle but I had a problem. Realistically, I thought that it lacked room for fuel. As a reusable spaceship, it had to have a way to burn fuel for propulsion both from the main engines in the back and the 4 thrusters with landing legs. Now I see StarShip from SpaceX and I see a way. Turn the starship on its side and add the cockpit part from Eagle. Then add the 4 cells, and you have a way to fuel the ship.
It warms my heart to see this sort of attention lavished upon Space 1999 and the Eagle Transporter. Your reconstruction of the Eagle cockpit inspired me to finish my own virtual reproduction of the cockpit set. I’m getting close to completing it and what I have so far looks spectacular in Virtual Reality with all the blinking lights and doodads. I’m so excited for people to be able to experience the cockpit and all the other sets for themselves in fully immersive glory or even on flat screens if that is all that they have. I’ve uploaded some of the sets to VRChat and there is the possibility of getting up to 80 people in the Main Mission set at once. Think of what that could mean for the 50th anniversary convention next year or even Jamie Anderson’s pod casts in the meantime 🙂
About this post... I know the excellent work of very high precision done by Andrew. He is truly a VR master and deep Space:1999 fan. This is a fantastic combination! In my personal opinion, his work really deserves maximum attention! Hi from Italy!
As an engineer, I find the design of the Eagle incredibly intriguing. It's modularity and deeply intentional configurability for various roles - Fighter, Transport, Medical/Evac, Heavy-Lift, Science Craft, etc., shows how thoughtful the production crew and designers were for "Space 1999". They refused to underestimate their audience, many of whom grew up during the NASA Apollo and SkyLab era and they spent a good deal of time creating a "potential near-future" universe which didn't condescend with cheap, one-off spaceship modeling. This was one of Gerry Anderson's personal traits that, given the very real restrains of budget and time, he did his absolute best to model "what could be."
When I was 9yrs. or 10yrs. old, I remember building an Eagle out of a styrofoam egg carton, cardboard and some cast-off parts from my older brother's unfinished Revell "Saturn Nine" model. It took me all of a summer's weekend to complete and when my Mom saw it, she said "What the hell is that?" When I told her she said, "Huh.", lit a cigarette and left the room. My Dad was an auto-mechanic and part-time engineer and loved watching "Space 1999" with me. When he came in my room, he immediately recognized what I'd built and looked over it intently for some time. He praised me for my attention to detail and said he was proud of me for so spending so much time and effort on the project. Dad never said much and was quite sparing with any praise for his boys, but that's one memory of Dad I deeply cherish.
Remember growing up as a child watching Space 1999 my TV, what's my biggest obsession to watch all the episode and fantasize about space and different world
I recently heard that the director of this historical documentary was going to try to talk to someone with the copyright to this series to try to create and continue the same, I would like to know if he as managed it and if so, if he accept writers for the episodes. I have several stories written, but not published, and I would like to know if they would have the chance to be created in a "film". Two of these refer to the construction and extension of Moon Base Alpha and the other three after the breackaway from Earth's orbit. One of the latter concerns what happens to planet Earth after the event. Thank you.
I'm more of a Star Trek/Dr Who fan, but Space 1999 was certainly in there too. I also grew with Anderson's Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and was the smalltown (Canada) kid obsessed with Science Fiction. I'm surprised no one has built a full-size replica of The Eagle before, it strikes me as very accessible tech. I look forward to your report on the completed project at Pinewood.
Wonderful video! I was the first of the nerds in middle school (junior high) who had the first MPC Eagle Transporter model. I absolutely _adored_ the Eagle at first sight. It was so _plausible_! So insanely cool-looking..! The MPC model looked cool enough to play with, but I had an issue with the too-short landing struts. So, before I assembled the (undersized) fuel pods, I drilled a hole through the bottom of each pod and installed my own kitbashed landing gear, gluing the pads on after the landing gear struts dried. I used ballpoint pen springs for shock absorbers, and weighted the transport pod with "C" batteries so that the struts would compress when "landing" the Eagle. Yeah, I have the Obsession!
I was 8 when the show came out. I remember watching with my family. It was so much fun. I rewatched it recently. It was interesting to see it through the eyes of an adult, 45 years later, and 21 years after 1999. It's disappointing that we aren't back there yet, but I always compare it to Columbus and the new world. He got there in 1492. It took an expedition that was funded by a nation. There were trips to the Caribbean and a few trips by trappers and the like, but it wasn't until the early 1600s, 110+ years later, that Europe was really ready to go and stay in America. These later expeditions were supported by better sailing and navigational technology and funded more by commercial interests vs nation stress. By that timeline, we aren't doing that bad. Maybe Space 2069 would have been a better title. BTW, I loved the Eagle, too, and can't wait for your documentary. I bet Elon child send one up in a couple HLS missions.
Really looking forward to this. I remember watching the moon landings and watching Space 1999 and think how fantastic it would be to travel to the moon. Fast forward to 1989 and I find myself working a an engineer working on the payloads that went into the Space Shuttle I could not believe I had the opportunity to work on such fantastic machines. I not only worked on the Space shuttle program, but also Space Station, the Mir Docking Module, Space Hab and many DOD missions
congrats from another kid that grew up watching Space 1999. i still think it's one of the most double spaceships that can be built in real life. maybe except for the atmospheric side :)
Amazing project. So cool that you’ve gone on this journey. Just wondering - your hero vfx shots of the Eagle at the start & end - are they done with CGI (of the ships themselves) or are you shooting miniatures? My gut instinct is CGI, and either way, they’re excellent. And I hope you include the behind the scenes creation of those shots (however they were achieved) in the final documentary. Congratulations again on the project. Really looking forward to seeing the finished doc. 🫡
I'm so ready to watch this! One guy said the Eagle became the star of the show, and I certainly thought so too. I have several models, but dream of having a few of those fancy ones, or a full scale that I can camp out in, if I win the lottery lol. Btw, your cinematography, music and easy interview style are a chef's kiss. Subbed and looking forward to your release.
Wow this brought back some memories! I loved that show! Time to re-watch it! And i dont care what any body say, the Space Shuttle WAS designed after the Eagle!! 😁
Fantastic idea BUT why are the landing feet on the Eagle NEVER retracted, when will you finally learn, even back then it was incomprehensible to me why they were always extended.
I'm sure someone has built a half scale model of the Eagle in metal in England, and it's truly fantastic, it lives in their back garden. Saw pictures of it this year and a small write-up about it's build. I just can't remember where I saw it on the Web, I'll start digging around the Web to find it, and I hope I can find it. Does anyone else remember seeing it on the Web recently, I know it's out there somewhere.
And here I thought I was a nut for spending on a recreation from the Gerry Anderson store of the toy I had as a kid, Christmas 1976. I wonder what it cost back then... $10.00? 😏
Love it!!! I watched Space 1999 as kid with my sister, then when i was student she presented me with the full DVD collection boxset including the missing final episode made years later. I watched the whole series at least 5 times more and then another 5 times with my son that he is now a student and is always asks if they will make a re-make or continuation!!!
This has just blown me away. I remember watching this as a kid here in the u.k and having the toys too. Absolutely brilliant can't wait to see the finishes documentary. Great work to all involved.
I never thought an actual Eagle could fly in an atmosphere, but I thought it could definitely shuttle back and forth between something like the ISS and the Moon. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if we were to see actual Eagles in operation in thirty years time.
Space: 1999 came out before I was born and I probably didn’t see it until the mid 80’s but immediately fell in love with it…..particularly the Eagle, it’s an amazing design, I always thought it looked like something that would work in the real world, thank you for this I can’t wait to watch the full version.
I had a whole fleet of Dinky Eagles, when moving house, I left them all behind. 18 of them, all boxed. The green, the blue, the white ones too. Gutted. But fella, you don't half get about a lot. With a real Eagle, you could get to these places a lot more quickly, just an orbital hop, you're there.
@@stevejordan7275 I moved abroad. I had a finite amount of room in the vehicle I was using. I didn't leave them on purpose, just neglected them as they were in the wrong place, in the leave behind side of stuff. Only when I got to where I was going did I realise what I'd done. I contacted the new owner of the house, but they denied having anything there. I'd collected them at toy and antique fairs. Also the comlink and stun gun too. If I ever win the lottery, I'm getting the whole lot again. Perhaps have a full sized Eagle custom built too, no expense spared!! 😁
So just making a docu alone is interesting but recreating the cockpit of the Eagle costs serious money. Who's paying for it? ITV? Netflix? Looking forward to your finalized project.
