As a confirmation of the validity of this form of cardiovascular conditioning, extensive research
by NASA in the early 1980's led to the conclusion that infrared stimulation of cardiovascular function would be the ideal way to
maintain cardiovascular conditioning in American
astronauts during long space flights.
While the President (Morgan Freeman) tries to
maintain order in the land, a team of experts led
by a famed
astronaut (Robert Duvall) attempts to stop the comet and an ambitious journalist (Tea Leoni) resolves to come to terms with her past.