The Six Million Dollar Man
"The Six Million Dollar Man" was a TV series starring Lee Majors as an astronaut, Steve Austin. who almost dies in an accident. He is "rebuilt" with "bionics" giving him super-human powers.
The series aired from 1974 to 1978.
In "Danny's Inferno" (Season 4, Episode 16), Austin protects a 14-year-old who has discovered a powerful new rocket fuel. The boy's rocket in the show was represented by a Centuri Argus (KB-9).
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