Michael Emmet
Major John Corcoran
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Synopsis
An astronaut dies when his spacecraft crashes after striking an unknown object. The recovery team encounters evidence that the mission has brought something unexpected back to Earth. Examining the body becomes the beginning of a danger the launch was never designed to anticipate.
Cast
DirectorsBernard L. Kowalski
Historical context
The fictional first American crewed launch predates the country's actual human spaceflights. The film turns contemporary anticipation of space exploration into anxiety about what a returning mission might carry.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Angela Greene — Paramount Pictures · Public domain
- John Baer — Don Sharpe Enterprises. J. M. Mathes, who sent out the photo, appears to be an advertising agency the producer used to distribute publicity material for the program. · Public domain
- Ed Nelson — ABC Television · Public domain
