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Satan's Satellites (1958). A young Leonard Nimoy is one of the Martian invaders trying to knock Earth from its orbit so Mars can take its place. If this looks like King of the Rocket Men then you're on to something. Satan's Satellites is an edited down movie version of the earlier Republic serial Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952). That 12 part serial reused the rocket suit from 1949's King of the Rocket Men. Zombies of the Stratosphere was meant to be the second outing for Republic hero Commando Cody, after Radar Men from the Moon (1952). For some reason Republic swapped out his character from this, instead putting him in 1953's Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, which was intended for TV rather than cinema but not broadcast on NBC until 1955 for contractual reasons following its cinema release. Commando Cody does sound like Commander Corry, from ABC's Space Patrol, and he was intended as a rival to both Space Patrol and DuMont's Captain Video and His Video Rangers, although both these shows came to an end in 1955, a year before the DuMont network itself folded. I know, it's complicated. Just enjoy the jet packs!