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.

• Frankovich Productions
• Columbia Pictures
• Gregory Peck
• Richard Crenna
• David Janssen
• James Franciscus
• Gene Hackman
• Lee Grant
• Nancy Kovack
• Mariette Hartley