The Six Million Dollar Man
The Rescue of Athena One
Season 1, Episode 8 · Aired 1974-03-15
Synopsis
Steve Austin has been assigned to train America's first female astronaut Major Kelly Wood. On her maiden-flight, a sudden explosion damages the Athena 1 and injures Kelly's co-pilot Osterman. Austin heads the rescue-team and follows her up to Skylab, only to find his bionic replacements malfunctioning in outer space.
In the series
This episode is part of The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978) on ABC.
We can rebuild him — slow-mo bionics and the sound effect you can still hum.
Key cast
- Lee Majors as Col. Steve Austin
- Richard Anderson as Oscar Goldman
- Martin E. Brooks as Dr. Rudy Wells
- Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers