A tycoon decides it is vitally important the US send a rocket to the moon before the Russians get there, and seeks the aid of a scientist and an air force general in achieving his goal. However, they find many obstacles in their way, and even when the mission is a success, it turns out getting back may not be easy. Sci-fi adventure, starring John Archer, Tom Powers and Warner Anderson.

A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives an ambitious plan to land Americans on the moon. From their base in the Mojave Desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named "Luna" that contains a cargo of four astronauts. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the moon's gravitational pull may put the astronauts' lives in danger.