Updated: October 11, 2023

Lost in Space chronicles the travels and mis-adventures of The Robinson family, as they ricochet their way through space on a flight toward the Alpha Centauri star system. By the year 1997, Earth has squandered all of its natural resources. The Robinson family departs Earth in the spaceship Jupiter-2 in search of a habitable planet for mankind to move to and colonize.

However, a spy from a foreign country, Dr. Smith, becomes trapped aboard while trying to sabotage the ship and after lift off, Dr. Smith's extra weight causes the Jupiter-2 to be thrown off course, sending them all over the universe.