Terra - The 30th
century spacecraft used on the sci-fi series SPACE
PATROL/ABC/1951-52/SYN/1952-55 starring Ed Kemmer as Commander
Buzz Corry and Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy, the co-pilot. The
Terra took off and landed horizontally from the Space Patrol's
headquarters on the artificial planet known as Terra located
midway between Earth and Mars.
Working for the organization of
United Planets, the Space Patrol was responsible for monitoring
the space corridors of Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Mercury.
Terra I though Terra IV were shot out from under Commander Corry during the
series run. Terra V was the last space ship in the series. It
was equipped with a Paralyzer Ray and a time drive. Buzz Corry's
first ship was the Battle Cruiser 100.
Another ship used on the
series was the XRC (Experimental Rocket Ship) also called the
Rocket Cockpit Ship, equipped with a magnetically controlled
time drive. Ray-O-Vac Co. circa 1950s manufactured an "Official
Space Patrol Rocket Lite," a 12-inch silver metal flashlight
resembling the Space Patrol rocketship Terra. See also -
CONTESTS: "Space Patrol"
