Since my first computer in 2007 most of my time has been spent rediscovering my childhood, able to search and share things I never expected to see again.

In 1964, both Lost in Space and Star Trek had their pilot episodes rejected by major television networks but each were given a second chance if recommended revisions were made.

For Lost in Space, this gave 20th Century Fox an opportunity to replace the original 4ft. diameter "Gemini 12" model spaceship with a smaller, easier to film, "Jupiter 2" miniature model spaceship, complete with working onboard lights for the engine underneath and the astrogator on the top.

As a result, most of the film footage of the original Gemini 12 was scrapped when Lost in Space was accepted by CBS as their new sci-fi series for broadcast in 1965. Not all of the original scenes with the first spaceship were tossed. The pilot episode scenes with the alien planet were reused for ease of production scheduling and remain as a glimpse of what the first spaceship looked like in flight through space.

Lost in Space became the most heavily promoted TV show on CBS for 1965. That summer, no one could escape the image of the Jupiter 2 heading for a crash on an alien planet as CBS ran promos all day, everyday. Filmed and broadcast in black & white added to the show's "spaceyness:.

Episode One drew a huge audience as viewers wanted to see the entire crash scene. That the Jupiter 2 didn't crash in Episode One caused a spillover effect for Episode Two.

I'll never forget the excitement in the air as the end of Episode Two hinted at the "Crash to Come" in Episode Three. The final two minutes at the end of Episode Two show the only remaining footage of the original spaceship. Note the lack of operational lights on the model and how the poor quality YouTube upload completely washes-out all visual details of the Gemini 12. Apologies for the poor audio quality aas well. You may need to boost the volume to hear anything!

I was 8 years old when I first saw this.