Riders to the Stars

The Office of Scientific Investigations recruits and intensively trains astronauts to pilot space rockets to intercept and capture a meteor before it dissolves in Earth's atmosphere. Scientists need to examine the meteor to understand how it withstands cosmic radiation and extreme heat, solving the problem of metal fatigue for safe intergalactic travel.

Cast

William Lundigan

as Dr. Richard Donald Stanton

Herbert Marshall

as Dr. Donald L. Stanton / Narrator

Richard Carlson

as Dr. Jerry Lockwood

Martha Hyer

as Dr. Jane Flynn

Dawn Addams

as Susan Manners

Robert Karnes

as Walter Gordon

Lawrence Dobkin

as Dr. Delmar

George Eldredge

as Dr. Paul Dryden

Dan Riss

as Dr. Frank Werner

Michael Fox

as Dr. Klinger

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