Obscure 80's TV Movie Help

[Rob]

I've had more than a few beers, so please forgive the randomness of my
thoughts....

I'm trying to find the title of a TV movie (more than one part). I
remember watching it during my childhood. It could be a Disney movie
but I'm not 100% sure... I also think it aired during the 80's...

The general plot of the movie was that there was a spaceship piloted
by a group of children/teenagers looking for a new planet to colonize.

Other random memories include their propulsion system was called the
slingshot drive.... I think....

Another scene I vaguely remember is one of the male children is in the
gym working out, however the weights that he is bench pressing is
replaced by small plate like device that simulate weight on the palm
of his hands (which would normally be where the barbell was)

If anyone can come up with the name of this TV movie, you are a true
80's god,
and I'll buy you a beer the next time I see you.

Any help or hints would be great. post your reply in this ng, or
email me at xml...@yahoo.com.

Cheers!

[Arthur Lipscomb]

Someone asked this exact same question a few days ago. It usually takes
several months before someone asks the name of this movie (again).
Anyway, it's "Earth Star Voyager"

[Jude]

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"Roy Knable" <r...@spamishell.test> wrote in message
news:roy-9DDB19.2...@typhoon1-0.nyroc.rr.com...
> In article <3C6F222A...@ucdavis.edu>,

> Arthur Lipscomb <aalip...@ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>
> > Someone asked this exact same question a few days ago. It usually takes
> > several months before someone asks the name of this movie (again).
> > Anyway, it's "Earth Star Voyager"
>

> I remember that. It was a two-parter shown when ABC first had family fare
> Sundays at 7. I think it was some version of Wonderful World of Disney,
> although Disney didn't own ABC back then. Robert Hays played the captain
of
> another ship that was lost before the Voyager. I've seen UK videotapes,
but
> don't know if it was ever released here in the US.

That was the showcase called "The Disney Sunday Movie"

[Rob]

Thanks! What are the chances of me finding the episodes on the web?

-rob

Arthur Lipscomb <aalip...@ucdavis.edu> wrote in message news:<3C6F222A...@ucdavis.edu>...

[Arthur Lipscomb]

Rob wrote:
>
> Thanks! What are the chances of me finding the episodes on the web?
>
> -rob
>

My guess is slim to none.
Try emailing/writing to Disney. Maybe you can convince someone over
there to air it again. At the very least they'll know there's an
interest in it if it's offered for sale.