Released on 9/3/53. The following day Objectif Lune (1953) was released using the same costumes and sets.
Marie Windsor in a 1992 FILMFAX interview: 'one of the worst pictures I've been involved in. I think we made it in two weeks. In the last few days of production we were told we were over schedule and filming just stopped. Several pages of the script never got shot! I still can't believe we were flying to the moon in a spaceship while sitting in regular desk chairs with wheels.
Originally released to theaters in 3-D.
The film influenced the lyrics of three songs on Shakespear's Sister 1992 album "Hormonally Yours": "Catwoman", "Moonchild" and their UK #1 hit "Stay". The video-clip to that latter song was also inspired by the film.