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6.0After 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.
Released: 1969-12-11134 minDir: John SturgesAdventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Charles Keith
- Richard Crenna as Jim Pruett
- David Janssen as Ted Dougherty
- James Franciscus as Clayton Stone
- Gene Hackman as Buzz Lloyd
- Lee Grant as Celia Pruett
Themes
- nasa
- oxygen
- hurricane
- space mission
- rescue mission
- astronaut
- space station
- space exploration
- trapped in space
- spacewalk
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