Thunderbirds Are Go is a British science fiction-adventure motion picture released in 1966. It was the first film based on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's popular Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds, and followed the first manned mission to Mars.
The new Zero-X, built to be the first manned craft to land on Mars, is prepared for launch. Following an initially successful taxi and take-off, The Hood is on board in disguise taking photograph...
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Thunderbirds Are Go is a British science fiction-adventure motion picture released in 1966. It was the first film based on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's popular Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds, and followed the first manned mission to Mars.
The new Zero-X, built to be the first manned craft to land on Mars, is prepared for launch. Following an initially successful taxi and take-off, The Hood is on board in disguise taking photographs. Stepping carelessly amongst the hydraulic flight controls, his boot becomes lodged in a vital mechanism causing the pilot to lose control. The Hood, injured and in pain, parachutes from the undercarriage bay, the crew eject safely in their escape capsule, and the Zero-X crashes into the sea before ever leaving the atmosphere.
Following a two-year investigation into the failure of the first mission, during which time a second Zero-X has been built, a commission concludes sabotage. On the eve of the second mission the President of Glenn Field...
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