In the first of our 10-show salutes to the best sci-fi TV series in each decade, and without further ado, here is our unranked list of the finest in space-based home entertainment from the 1950s.

Luckily, Los Angeles ABC station KECA-TV bought his vision and in March 1950 — 75 years ago, today — the fictional United Planets Space Patrol launched the first of their 1110 missions.

When the Cincinnati Museum Center celebrates “1950s Day” next month, the city’s biggest TV stars will be showcased in the Scripps-Howard Newsreel Theater in grainy black-and-white. Just as ...