: NASA recalls Dr. Paul Bradley (Sean Connery), the scientist who designed "Hercules"—a top-secret orbiting satellite armed with nuclear missiles. Originally intended for meteor defense, the military had secretly turned the missiles toward the Soviet Union.
: Soviet scientist Dr. Alexei Dubov (Brian Keith) and his translator Tatiana (Natalie Wood) travel to a secure underground command center in New York to coordinate the launch with Bradley. Movie Review: “Meteor” (1979) - Caggiano's Corner Meteor (1979)
: Bradley calculates that Hercules alone lacks the firepower to destroy the asteroid. To save the planet, the U.S. President (Henry Fonda) must admit the satellite's existence and convince the U.S.S.R. to use their own secret illegal satellite, "Peter the Great," in a joint strike. : NASA recalls Dr