Americans and Russians are stranded aboard a  damaged space station. A rescue crew is sent  from earth, including Carpenter (Michael  Dudikoff) and Jack McKendrick (Hannes  Jaenicke). When attempting to return to earth,  the astronauts find that the reentry codes have been changed. While the astronauts are  helpless and stranded, Jeffries (Ice-T) pursues a  Russian man who knows the new codes.