On the Frontier of Space

*On the Frontier of Space*
On the Frontier of Space
Genre	science documentary
Presented by	Norman Caton; Alexander Webster; Jack Alexander
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer	Norman Caton
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	21 March –; 18 April 1959

On the Frontier of Space is a Canadian science documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1959.

Premise

This series presents the 20th century development of outer space travel technology, and speculates on its future development. Footage was compiled from Canada, the Soviet Union and the United States. Interviews with experts such as Wernher Von Braun were included.

Scheduling

This series was broadcast on alternate Saturdays at 6:00 p.m. (Eastern) as follows. The American series Panic!/No Warning! was broadcast in other weeks.

Episodes

21 March 1959: overview of launch vehicles such as rockets and missiles since World War II
4 April 1959: describes the man-machine relationship of outer space travel
18 April 1959: discusses the potential and pitfalls of space travel

References

External links

Allan, Blaine (1996). "On the Frontier Of Space". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.