Assignment Outer Space (1960)

aka’s: Assignment: Outer Space/Space Men

In the 21st century Ray Peterson (Rik Von Nutter), reporter for the Interplanetary News, is assigned to write a story aboard a space station. Tension mounts between Peterson and the station commander (David Montresor) who believes he is in the way, but has orders to leave him alone. Errant spaceship Alpha Two enters the solar system and its photon generators are radiating enough heat to destroy Earth as it approaches. It falls to Peterson to try to figure out a way to enter the spaceship, disarm the generators and escape before suffocating. Also stars Gabriella Farinon.