Space: 1999 Catacombs- What's New

6 December 2008	Space City photos added (thanks to Dave Martin) and Alton Towers photos added (thanks to Ian) Space: 1999 in HD comparison added. Amsco Adventure Playset artwork added. Earth images updated with details of the matte painting used (thanks to Marcus). Derek Wadsworth, who composed the music for Year 2, has died.

13 September 2008	Jim Stolfa probeship added; concept art of the Uranus expedition ship from 1986. Thanks to Jim. Eagle grab arm replica feature added. Thanks to Jon Wilson. Iconic Replicas Replica Collection Eagles and Commlock and stun gun set updated with recent releases. Photos thanks to Jorge Carmo, EagleMagnet, Robert Ruiz and Chris Potter. Update: FABGearUSA.com are offering all Space 1999 fans a 10% discount from Sept 13th to end of the month. The discount code is BREAKAWAYPLUS9.

27 July 2008	Eric Bernard's Space2099.tv has opened: see an updated version of Space: 1999 Donald James, who wrote three episodes of Space: 1999, has died. Obituaries: Guardian (UK), The Times (UK) Jif Alien Attack advert model feature added; thanks to Keith Feucht Merchandise Guide numerous entries updated; thanks to Gordon Moriguchi Guest cast details extensively revised- particular thanks to Dana Lubich for Glenda Allen and to Marcus Lindroos; also thanks to Chris Dale for recent photos for Jenny Cresswell and Quentin Pierre.

4 April 2008	Johnny Byrne, who wrote eleven Space: 1999 episodes, has died. Obituaries: Times (UK) Guardian (UK) Independent (UK)

3 February 2008 Updated 9 February	Barry Morse, who played Professor Bergman in the first series, has died after a short illness. UPDATE (Feb 9): Obituaries have now appeared: BBC (UK) Independent (UK) Times (UK) Guardian (UK) New York Times (US) CBC (Canada) has a nice photo section Blogs: Phil Plait Phil Merkel includes Barry Morse 1999 speech The Science Of Breakaway article added, plus Celestial coordinates section, thanks to Marcus Lindroos. UK readers should look out for the EDF Energy TV commerical featuring a short clip of Landau and Bain in War Games; see it on youTube. (Updated Feb 9) Comics International magazine is starting a 6-part Gerry Anderson series which will discuss the Space 1999 comics strips. There is a special subscription offer for Anderson fans. (Updated Feb 9)

April 1998-December 2007	See all the previous changes

20th April 1998	The Catacombs are opened.

17th March 1998	The Catacombs are born.

Thanks to the following people who have helped with this site:
Paulo Jorge Morgado, who has provided much information, advice, pictures and the Portuguese pages
Remco Admiraal, Kai Baer, Roberto Baldassari, Chantal Battiston, Andre Beauchamp, Richard Bendell, David Bobzien, Brian Boskind, Johnny Byrne, Ryan Case, Kyle Clark, Ros Connors, James C., Martin Daoust, John Day, Marylou Draps, Mathew Dunne, Pierre Fageolle, Angelo Finamore, Dennis Gonzales, Andrea Gualco, Stefano Guizzardi, Keld R. Hansen, Robert Korzeniewski, Marcy, Shaqui Le Vesconte, Marcus Lindroos, Jenny Lobb, Tim Mallett, Wilson Maffetano, Marc Martin, David McLaughlin, Gordon Moriguchi, Valérie Neveu, Petter Ogland, Leonidas Papadopoulos, Mark Passmore, James Poll, Mike Prendergast, Rob Pritchard, Steven Reder, Robert Ruiz, Wes Sargent, Jerry Scott, Mark Shaw, Otto Solin, Erwin Stank, Raja Thiagarajan, Steven van der Merwe, David Welle, Patrick Zimmerman, Angelo Zumbo.

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