Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land 1983

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Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie

Starflight One, a commercial aircraft that can whisk passengers around the globe in a matter of hours, embarks on its maiden voyage. The trip goes horribly awry, however, when the aircraft is forced out of the atmosphere and into outer space. As it is too dangerous to attempt reentry, Captain Cody Briggs, his passengers and his crew brave declining levels of oxygen while NASA scientists scramble to launch a rescue mission in a race against time.

Release Date 1983-02-27
Runtime 1h 45m
Directors Jerry Jameson, Héctor R. Figueroa
Producers Peter Nelson, Arnold H. Orgolini, Henry Winkler, Allan Manings
Writers Robert M. Young, Peter R. Brooke