After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won’t activate. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a hurricane headed towards the launch siteāand a shrinking air supply in the astronauts’ capsule.
Rated G | Length 134 minutes
Gregory Peck | Richard Crenna | David Janssen | James Franciscus | Gene Hackman | Lee Grant | Nancy Kovack | Mariette Hartley | Scott Brady | Frank Marth | Craig Huebing | John Carter | Vincent Van Lynn | George Gaynes | Tom Stewart | Duke Hobbie | Walter Brooke | Dennis Robertson | Kenner G. Kemp