Ignition

As American and Russian astronauts take their positions aboard the shuttle Atlantis, terrorists seize the Kennedy Space Center and threaten to blow up the shuttle if their demands are not met, and it is up to the mission's injured former commander to stop them. 35,000 first printing. Terrorists seize the NASA space port in Cape Canaveral, threatening destruction unless they are paid a ransom. The attack comes minutes before the launch of a shuttle with a mixed crew of Russians and Americans. Colonel Friese, an astronaut himself takes them on with the help of former astronaut Nicole Hunter