Force Fields - Electromagnetic barrier designed to protect spacecraft on sci-fi series. The force field was used extensively on LOST IN SPACE/CBS/1965-68 to protect the Space Family Robinson and their spacecraft the Jupiter II from alien invaders. Any object that touched the barrier was disabled or destroyed. They frequently set up a similar barrier around their campsites while visiting alien planets. On STAR TREK/NBC/1966-69 and its sequel and spin-off series, their force field was called a "Deflector." It was designed to protect the crew of the starship USS Enterprise. The deflector shield was an invisible force field that surrounded the Enterprise and automatically activated when the ship's sensors detected an unknown danger approaching. "Activate deflector shields!" was a common phrase heard on this series. Drawing the power from the ship's engines, the deflectors could be maintained full-power for some twenty hours in times of conflict or battle. There were also navigational deflectors that swept the space directly in front of the traveling starship to divert and destroy any space debris that may harm the ship. If any large objects such as a huge asteroid was detected, the ship diverted its course to avoid collision. See also - "Stargate"  

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