We learn about the nifty little moon buggies, the space suits worn, and lots of other nifty bits and bobs. Moving on we get a good look at all the spacecraft that inhabit this fictional universe from Hawks, to Eagles, The Meta and Utlra Probes, to smaller craft like the Talon Interceptor. For instance you can find out where to obtain a 3d imaging scanner or a laser rifle, depending on what you have planned for the day! All in all, this a thorough look at the mechanisms and layouts of the base. Great detail is provided on the individual departments and the equipment they contain. There are detailed layouts of the base itself, the travel tubes that will help you get around, the locations of the lifts (And stairways), communication nodules, and where you can get a bite to eat. Ostensibly a manual that is handed out to new personal arriving at Moonbase Alpha, with an introduction by the 9th commander, John Koenig, the book takes the new arrival through all the information they would need to know to adapt to life on the moon. Yes, there was more than a little disappointment, but it is books like this that help fill that gap.

Growing up on UFO, 2001 A Space Odyssey, and Space 1999 I had high expectations of just what was in store as the 20th century drew to a close. It turns out the authors did not let a little thing like this stand in there way and have produced a through analysis of all the technical aspects of this fictional moon base that had long been in operation by the year 1999. Where writers' bibles have evolved over the years, it is unclear just how much technical detail would have been put into such a document back in the mid-70s when this show was produced. It would appear to be a bit of a daunting task to write a technical manual for a fictional show. This is my first book written by Chris Thompson and Andrew Clements which was promoted on the Gerry Anderson website (Little plug there) as the final word on all things Space: 1999.

Space 1999 moonbase alpha blueprints