Lost In Space: The Launch of The Jupiter 2 ! Part 1

Part 1. A re-imagining of the first automated test flight of the Jupiter 2 from the TV show "Lost in Space."

Set in the year 2097 at the Alpha Control Shipyards on Jupiter's moon, Callisto. The ship's systems are tested during a shakedown flight before the spacecraft is sent to Earth to pick up the Robinson Family a week later. The Jupiter 2 is the first in a series of ships designed to take families from Earth to the new colony planet in orbit around Alpha Centauri.

Part 1 shows the launch, attainment of escape velocity from Callisto, the deployment of the ship's sensors and engagement of the navigational systems. Part 2 will take a look at the ship's passenger compartment and feature the most famous crew member, Robot B9.

All models, animation, original texture mapping & editing by me. Sound FX are modified from the show. Royalty-free music from AudioMicro, since FOX hates any use of their own music, even if it's fair use.... All models created entirely with 3ds MAX. Compiled with AfterEffects & Audacity.

Recognition must be given to Art Creber and Robert Kinoshita, the original designers of the Jupiter 2 and the Robot, and many of the props in the show. A sincere thank you for giving us a means by which our imaginations can run free.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Flying Saucer
• Lost in Space
• Haselius
• Jupiter 2
• Will Robinson
• Robot B-9
• Irwin Allen
• Billy Mumy
• Dr. Smith
• UFO

[1emanres]

This is ridiculous. The combination of intricate realism and absolute buffoonery is unendurable. I couldn't laugh and cry at the same time, so I got a headache.

[Haselius00]

@1emanres It's called "willing suspension of disbelief." :)

[MightySaturn5]

Great job, this should be the modeling basis for any future movie or tv ventures...on a different note-there's lots of speculation about propulsion concepts for Trek, Star Wars etc. however I don't hear much about the Jupiter series, come to think of it are there any publications that showcase the supposed inner workings and theory behind any of earths imagined technology in the world of Lost in Space? -I would think most would probably enjoy it.

[Haselius00]

@MightySaturn5 Thanks! Regarding the "physics" behind the Jupiter 2, yes, there is a terrific treatment by Duane Couchot-Vore on the dynamics of the Jupiter 2. His website is at duane-n-lisa(DOT)net/stories/l­is_j2(DOT)php

[Beatlesfanize]

God This is wonderful ! 5 STAR I can watch this over and over great job!!!

[Haselius00]

@Beatlesfanize Thank You! Again, I hope to publish a higher-resolution version of this video. I am pretty busy with the Interstellar Odyssey web series but I want to eventually return to the Jupiter 2.

[Haselius00]

@antifatbastard Thank you so much! I am still planning on re-rendering this video in HD-quality, along with incorporating some updates, but I just haven't gotten around to it. Too busy with the new web series right now, but I - more than many others out there - want to see the old girl fly in glorious HDTV detail!

[Enigma758]

IMO, this could very well be the coolest animation video on youtube! Irwin Allen would be proud!

[wackerman11]

Absolutely extraordinary. The haunting music evokes the mysteries of deep space and the adventures awaiting. I liked the "panning" of the camera, showing different views of the ship. I loved the new way the navigation bubble retracts into the ship, almost like Irwin Allen had designed it that way himself way back in the early 60's! The Callisto Shipyard is a wonder of intricate design and imagination. I am watching this over and over, thrilling to the roar of the Jupiter 2. More, please!

[deedjackson]

Love, love, love it

[Superorchestra]

@1emanres Has anyone called you an asshole yet sir?

[happyfuntimearcade]

well done!

[1966jjohnson]

Love it, sweet



[ItsAmadWorld2]

Loved it. Made the camp believable.

[mearp69]

as always...AWESOME

[83056]

What I like about this..there is no human interaction, all mechanical.