As a former teacher, astronaut candidate Peter is elected to guide a group of grade students around Kennedy Space Center, prior to the launch of Space shuttle Columbia. One of the students is an annoying young boy, named Tony, who, after being reprimanded by Peter, manages to slip away from the group to get a closer view of the launch area. The countdown is then temporarily suspended while a search is carried out to find the child.
Corbin Bernsen
USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert
Adam Baldwin
Col. Jack Riles
Cameron Bancroft
Capt. Ezekiel 'Zeke' Beaumont
Bobbie Phillips
Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos
Bobby Hosea
Marine Pilot Major Reggie Warren
Tyra Ferrell
Mission Specialist Tamara St. James
Katie Mitchell
NASA Chief PAO Andrea Miller
Chad Willett
Peter Engel, ASCAN
David Kelsey
D.B. Woods, ASCAN