Space

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Series:	The X-Files
Original Airdate:	November 12, 1993
Production Number:	1x08
Date(s):	Unknown
Written by:	Chris Carter
Directed by:	William Graham

When Mulder and Scully are told of sabotage attempts to NASA Space Shuttles, the agents investigate the reports and find that the space agency may be under alien control.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Background Information 3 Guest Cast 3.1 Guest Starring 3.2 Co-Starring 3.3 Featuring 4 References

[edit] Summary

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[edit] Background Information

• Chris Carter was influenced to write this episode after seeing the "face on Mars" photograph and thinking how weird it would be if the face came down on him, as happens to Colonel Belt in the episode.

• After the series had exceeded its budget on some earlier episodes, "Space" was designed in part to be an inexpensive installment of The X-Files, using NASA footage that was relatively cheap to acquire. However, the construction of the large mission control set ultimately made this the most expensive episode of Season 1 to produce.

• The X-Files' pilot episode was first broadcast in September 1993, while this episode was being filmed. As a result, the production personnel were somewhat overwhelmed with reviews and other input pouring in.

• Chris Carter was not entirely satisfied with this episode and was frustrated by certain logistical constraints, such as the fact that the endangered astronauts in the space shuttle could not be shown as the production personnel only had an eight-day television budget.

[edit] Guest Cast

[edit] Guest Starring

• Ed Lauter as Lt. Col. Marcus Aurelius Belt
• Susanna Thompson as Michelle Generoo

[edit] Co-Starring

• Tom McBeath as Scientist
• Terry David Mulligan as Mission Controller
• French Tickner as Preacher
• Norma Wick as Reporter

[edit] Featuring

• Alf Humphreys as 2nd Controller
• David Cameron as Young Scientist
• Tyronne L'Hirondelle as Databank Scientist
• Paul DesRoches as Paramedic

[edit] References

Houston; Challenger

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