![]() The plan is to fake the Mars landing and keep the astronauts at a remote base until the mission is over, but then investigative journalist Robert Caulfield starts to suspect something. The head of the programme explains that the life support system was faulty and that NASA can't afford the publicity of a scratched mission. Seconds before the launch, the entire team is pulled from the capsule and the rocket leaves earth unmanned much to Brubaker's anger. In 1831, aristocratic Irishman Charles Adare travels to Sydney, Australia where he hopes to make his fortune, with a little help from his uncle, the present. The launch proceeds on schedule, with the public unaware the spacecraft is empty. Bewildered, they are flown to an abandoned military base in the desert. Just before liftoff, astronauts Charles Brubaker, Peter Willis, and John Walker are suddenly removed from the spacecraft. Plot hole: The 'death' of the three astronauts and the requirement to then fake the whole scenario of the failed mission was obviously unplanned - it came about because of an unexpected computer glitch which reported that they had burned up on reentry, causing a mad scramble to cover up the fake mission and kill the astronauts. Synopsis: The government attempts to fake a mission to Mars, but when the astronauts learn that part of the scenario includes a tragic accident on the way. Col NeedhamĬharles Brubaker is the astronaut leading NASA's first manned mission to Mars. Capricorn Onethe first crewed mission to Marsis on the launch pad. Seconds before the launch, the entire team is pulled from the capsule and the rocket leaves earth unmanned much to Brubaker's anger. When NASA realises too late that the mission will fail, the astronauts are. All appears to be going well until the astronauts are pulled off the ship just before launch by. In this case, three astronauts are supposed to be part of the first manned mission to Mars. Classic conspiracy tale about the first manned mission to Mars. Investigative reporter Robert Caulfield (Elliott Gould), whos. Charles Brubaker is the astronaut leading NASA's first manned mission to Mars. Capricorn One is a government conspiracy thriller based on an idea that the Apollo moon landings were faked, which I explored in a blog a couple of weeks ago. Cast: Elliott Gould, Telly Savalas, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, O.J. Unfortunately the Mars ship crashes on arrival, making the astronaut trio thoroughly expendable.
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