The end, through wildly improbable heroics, though not withoutĬost and self-sacrifice, our heroes prevail.Īnd yet Space Cowboys is nothing like the earlier film. Government’s interests, who of course nearly ruins everything. Military character with a covert mission to protect the Last our heroes head for the stars, accompanied by a token Some friction with the space program’s regular astronauts. Love-interest subplot involving the youngest team member, and A training sequence follows as the would-beĪstronauts are brought up to speed for their mission.

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