Catherine Schell made a guest appearance in the show before taking on the role of Maya in the second season.
When finding the missing eagle devoid of its crew, Carter made reference to the Mary Celeste, the American merchant brigantine that had been found intact and abandoned on the Atlantic in 1872 (often erroneously referred to as the Marie Celeste).
When racing toward the eagles at the episode's conclusion, a female Alphan is shown to hurt her leg while running, then assisted by a fellow Alphan. This was an accident left in for realism.
This episode introduces the "booster pod" type of Eagle (the passenger module with the extended side pieces).