[3][4] Created by Alfred Harris, the series focused on the activities of young space lieutenant Frank Anderson (Robert Barclay) aboard the space ship XSW1, along with his crewmate Phil Mitchell (James Doohan, best known as Scotty on Star Trek)[5][6] and XSW1 captain Steve Cassel (Harry Geldard).
Characters at Space Command Earth included Dr. Joseph Edmunds (Andrew Anthony), Ilene Morris (Aileen Taylor), and Dr. Fleming, (Austin Willis).
The show was aired live but was kinescoped to enable distribution to other stations in the CBC's fledgling television network.
[7][10] Models were created at producer Murray Chercover's residence, and rocket propulsion material was obtained from T. W. Hand Fireworks.
[3] Initially, the only other CBC Television station was CBFT in Montreal, broadcasting in English and French until the launch of CBMT.
Nova Scotia media historian Ernest Dick lamented the loss of recordings of nearly all the series episodes, despite the production of kinescopes for distribution to CBC stations across Canada.