A group of spies uncover a Chinese "doomsday machine" that can destroy the Earth's surface, while a US space mission to Venus, Project Astra, is taken over by the military, replacing half of its male crew with women just before launch. As Astra leaves orbit, the Earth is destroyed, leaving the crew to face unknown dangers and wonders on their journey to Venus, with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance.
Doomsday Machine
Intelligence agents are in a frantic pursuit to prevent a catastrophic device, engineered by the Red Chinese, from destroying the planet's surface, with the clock ticking down to its deployment.
