A troubled 17-year-old Todd Baker restores a Mercury Redstone rocket as a science project with the help of his ex-astronaut grandfather. When a NASA emergency leaves a space shuttle and its crew in danger, Todd's rocket is the only one ready for immediate launch.
| Writing | Chris Bremble | Writer |
| Writing | John Palmer | Writer |
| Production | John H. Brister | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mike Elliott | Producer |
| Production | Tony Giglio | Co-Producer |
| Production | Amy Goldberg | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lance H. Robbins | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Lior Rosner | Music |
| Camera | Christopher Duddy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bernard Gribble | Editor |
| Art | Dins W. W. Danielsen | Production Design |
| Art | Richard Whiteford II | Art Direction |
| Art | Carol Bayne Kelley | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Billy Ray McKenna | Costume Design |
| Directing | Chris Bremble | Director |