The Cape

Released: 1996-09-09

Runtime: 43 minutes

Episode Overview

A planned shuttle launch is scrubbed when it is learned that a Russian satellite, carrying an unusually large nuclear reactor, is out of control and in a slow orbiting descent that will see it crash somewhere along the eastern seaboard of the United States. Making use of the already prepped-for-launch shuttle, Americans and Russians team up to capture the satellite and bring it back to earth aboard the shuttle.

Series Overview

The Cape is an American dramatic TV series, with elements of science fiction, action/adventure, and drama, that was produced for syndication during the 1996–1997 television season. The Cape told the story of select members of the NASA Astronaut Corps at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a focus on their personal lives as they train for, and execute, Space Shuttle missions. The series stars Corbin Bernsen as USAF Colonel Henry J. "Bull" Eckert, an experienced astronaut who, early in the series, was the Director of Astronaut Training but later in the series was also tasked with the responsibility of Chief of the Astronaut Office. The series focused on authenticity and was filmed in and around Cape Canaveral, Florida. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin also served as technical consultant.