During routine maintenance of a liquid-fuelled ICBM, the fuel tank is penetrated by a falling spanner. The film traces the efforts of the maintenance crew and associated military and civilian personnel to recover the potentially disastrous situation before the fuel tank is sufficiently depressurised that the stack collapses and explodes.
| Directing | Larry Elikann | Director |
| Writing | Mark Carliner | Story |
| Writing | Douglas Lloyd McIntosh | Story |
| Writing | Douglas Lloyd McIntosh | Teleplay |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Lynn Guthrie | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mark Carliner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Julian Krainin | Producer |
| Editing | Peter V. White | Editor |
| Camera | Roy H. Wagner | Director of Photography |
| Production | Judith Weiner | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernie White | Costume Design |
| Art | James Shanahan | Production Design |
| Art | John T. Walker | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annie Mayo | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Arrington | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ray Greenfield | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Eddie Surkin | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Jeremy Hoenack | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark Snow | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Lynn Guthrie | Production Manager |
| Directing | Nancy Henkle Green | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Rick Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gary Huddleston | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | John Wagner | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Debbie Jo Grillo | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Dale Alexander | Key Grip |
| Sound | Steve Birkett | Boom Operator |
| Art | Jeffrey Moore | Property Master |
| Art | Richard Robinson | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Bill Fariello | Leadman |
| Camera | Bob Ivener | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Tom Keefer | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Phyllis Sylvester | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamara Guthrie | Hairdresser |
| Camera | Tom Hayes | Additional Photography |
| Directing | Faye Brenner | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Chip Fowler | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Cliff Taylor | Location Manager |
| Production | Susan Brown | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Wendy Schneider | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Wendy Wolman | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Stan Jones | Music Editor |
| Crew | Jeffrey Kennedy | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Josh Hakian | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Pat Romano | Stunts |
