American kids go to a space camp during the summer holidays to learn how to operate the Space Shuttle. A team consisting of a jock (who just entered to meet girls), a wannabe astronaut, a ditzy hottie and an instructor (who wanted to go on a mission instead of teaching) are invited to sit in the Shuttle while testing the engines. Then they're launched by mistake... The movie was panned by critics and is famous for being a "marketing nightmare," as it was released less than five months after the Challenger accident of January 28, 1986, that killed all seven on board. That said, it DOES have an awesome robot in it.