Thunderbirds (1966)

Thunderbirds Are Go is a 1966 British science fiction puppet film based on Thunderbirds, a Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Written by the Andersons and directed by David Lane, the film follows the Zero-X spacecraft as it undertakes the first human mission to Mars. When Zero-X malfunctions during reentry, it relies on the rescue organization International Rescue, with the help of its technologically advanced Thunderbird machines, to activate the escape pod for the trapped crew before the spacecraft hits the ground