A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives an ambitious plan to land Americans on the moon. From their base in the Mojave Desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named "Luna" that contains a cargo of four astronauts. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the moon's gravitational pull may put the astronauts' lives in danger.
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
Stars: John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Dick Wesson, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Steve Carruthers
Crew: Irving Pichel (Director), Alford Van Ronkel (Screenplay), Robert A. Heinlein (Screenplay), James O'Hanlon (Screenplay), George Pal (Producer), Leith Stevens (Original Music Composer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: George Pal Productions
Runtime: 91 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 27, 1950
IMDb: 5.2
Keywords:spacecraft, moon, based on novel or book, cold war, cartoon, space travel, moon landing, space, scientist, rocket ship, zero gravity