Earth Star Voyager: Part 1 Now

While it was meant to be a pilot for a series that never happened, it remains a "hidden gem" for its believable technology and high-stakes drama. Fans still rave about Duncan Regehr as the mysterious Jacob Brown and the epic score by Lalo Schifrin . Earth Star Voyager: Part 1 - IMDb

In a shocking twist for a Disney movie, Captain Forbes is accidentally (or was it?) ejected through an airlock, leaving the rookie Jonathan Hays to take command. Earth Star Voyager: Part 1

Who could forget the ship’s computer? Using natural language to talk to AI felt like pure magic back in the '80s. While it was meant to be a pilot

The movie still works for me. After years of voting, this is my first comment. It is sad that Disney has not released this movie ( Full cast & crew - Earth Star Voyager - IMDb Who could forget the ship’s computer

Not long into the journey, the ship hits a "junk belt".

Before Star Trek: Voyager hit the airwaves, Disney gave us a different kind of deep-space odyssey. On January 17, 1988, premiered as a two-part event on The Disney Sunday Movie , and sci-fi for "precocious youngsters" was never the same.