Space Cowboys

Four of the best pilots in the U.S. Air Force are in training to be the first Americans in space. But just as the launch date approaches, the Air Force is replaced by a new civilian agency known as NASA, and the Space Cowboys are replaced by a chimpanzee! The four members of Team Daedalus couldn't be more stunned as they see their dreams of space exploration evaporate. But then, some forty years later, the flyboys are pressed into action: an ancient Russian communications satellite known as IKON is sorely in need of repair to its navigational systems, and the aging officers are the only ones who understand the outdated technology on board well enough to repair it and keep the space station from crashing into the earth. (Laurie Sevano)