Storyline:
When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.

Cast:

Elliott Gould Robert Caulfield

James Brolin Charles Brubaker

Brenda Vaccaro Kay Brubaker

Sam Waterston Peter Willis

O.J. Simpson John Walker