一颗流星撞击月球并改变了月球的轴线及运行轨迹，地球的引力将月球拉入其行星的轨道。现在，充满了争斗和麻烦的地球上，各国政府互相倾轧。但是面对人类和地球历史上最致命的危机的时候。伟大的科学家们摒弃了争执，齐心协力必须找出阻止月球撞击地球的方法，否则就太晚了。一位名誉扫地的前美国国家航空航天局宇航员，提前获知了月球即将撞击地球的科学证据和关键的科学数据。这些珍贵的科学研究资料将是科学家们挽救地球的关键所在。
"Miss, what's that?" the kid asked the stewardess, pointing to a small crack that he noticed in celing above him. At that point, the crack widens and the entire roof of the airplane is ripped off. Based on a true story. On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243, halfway between Big Island and Maui, suddenly lost an 18-foot section of its front fuselage, due to metal fatigue. At 24,000 feet of altitude, the sudden decompression leaves room for panic in the cabin. But in the flight deck, Captain Schornstheimer and First Officer Tompkins are faced with the difficult task of safely landing the crippled, barely-controllable airliner, as the title says.
