Lost in Space are to be cryogenically frozen for the voyage, and they are set to be unfrozen when the spacecraft approaches its destination. Meanwhile, Dr. Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris), Alpha Control's doctor, is revealed to be a saboteur on behalf of an unnamed nation. After disposing of a guard who catches him on board the spacecraft, Smith reprograms the "Jupiter 2"s B-9 environmental control robot (voiced by Dick Tufeld) to destroy critical systems on the spaceship eight hours after launch. Smith, however, becomes trapped aboard at launch and his extra weight throws the "Jupiter 2" off course, causing it to encounter a
Lost in Space Robinson was also explored in the film and in the song "Ballad of Will Robinson"—written and recorded by Mumy. In 1998 Dark Horse Comics published a three-part story chronicling the Robinson Clan as depicted in the film. In 2006 Bill Mumy and Peter David co-wrote "Star Trek: The Return of the Worthy", a three-part story that was essentially a crossover between "Lost in Space" and "Star Trek" with the "Enterprise" crew encountering a Robinson-like expedition amongst the stars, though with different characters. In 2016, American Gothic Press published a six-issue miniseries titled "Irwin Allen's Lost in Space, the Lost Adventures",