Doomsday Machine (1976)

Doomsday Machine 1976 Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a doomsday machine capable of destroying the surface of the Earth, and that they plan to use it within a matter of days Meanwhile, Project Astra, a manned U S space mission to Venus, is in its final hours before launch when it is taken over by the military and nearly half of its all male crew is replaced by women The reason for this becomes apparent when, shortly after Astra leaves orbit, the Earth is completely destroyed in a global cataclysm Is the human race doomed What dangers and wonders await the crew of the Astra on their journey to Venus