故事梗概: 由领队布鲁贝克等三名宇航员驾驶的美国宇宙飞船《摩羯星一号》因质量不好未能起飞,宇航主任凯洛威博士为骗取国会的预算,强迫宇航员参加了一场在摄影棚内模拟飞行同时进行电视实况转播的骗局.为了骗局不被戳穿,还决定宣布飞船降落时因事故机毁人亡,秘密杀害宇航员.宇航员冲出摄影棚后,两人被打死.死里逃生的布鲁贝克出现在追悼会上,揭露了事实真相.A NASA Mars mission won't work, and its funding is endangered, so they decide to fake it just this once. But then they have to keep the secret...