For the purposes of this list, we’ll assume that the crews of the Eagles that ferried these personnel to and from the Moon were also on Alpha during the Breakaway event.įrom the starting figure of 311 we can deduct the 12 magnetic radiation victims, the 4 exploded astronauts and the 1 departed Gorski, bringing Alpha’s population down to 294. Adding the arrivals of Koenig and Simmonds brings us up to 296. This episode also features two arrivals on Alpha and one departure although not confirmed on screen, we can safely assume that Anton Gorski returned to Earth soon after the arrival of John Koenig since had he remained he would undoubtedly have had some prominent role in Alpha’s command structure post-Breakaway.Ĭommissioner Simmonds later visits the base to oversee the dispersal of nuclear material and is stranded there when the Moon is blown out of orbit. Nuclear waste disposal area worker Jim Nordstrom is the first on-screen casualty of Space:1999, although we soon learn that eight other men have already died from the condition that drove him fatally insane.Įric Sparkman and Frank Warren, pilots assigned to the Meta Probe project, later die of the same causes during the episode.Įagle pilot Collins, who also succumbs to the same brain damage, is not actually seen to die on-screen but we can safely assume he did not survive long, giving us a dozen men killed by the effects of magnetic radiation.Īdditionally, four Eagle pilots are shown to be killed during the Breakaway explosion itself we can assume there were more, but no precise numbers are given. This figure almost certainly reflects the last personnel total released to the public rather than a truly accurate reflection of post-Breakaway survivors (since the pre-Breakaway ‘virus deaths’ were clearly not public knowledge and Alpha lost all contact with Earth following the explosion so weren’t in a position to report anything) – but it’s the only figure we have to work with! In this list we’ll examine that question, starting with the first season and with the number of Moonbase Alpha personnel given during the post-Breakaway newscast in the show’s first episode 311. From being eaten alive by a fire-breathing alien dragon, to sudden instant freezing, and an inordinate amount of brain damage, the show pulled no punches in presenting some extremely unpleasant ways to go out – but just how many Alphans did die (or otherwise depart the base) during the course of the series?

Space:1999 was one of the more memorably scary Anderson shows (at least in its first season), and many of these scares came from the various horrific deaths endured by multiple unfortunate guest Alphans.

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