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 site—and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts' capsule.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Release:
December 1969
Production:
Frankovich Productions, Columbia Pictures
Cast:
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
Tags:
nasa, oxygen, hurricane, space mission, rescue mission, astronaut, space station, space exploration, trapped in space, spacewalk, orbit, apollo program, space walk, stranded in orbit
