In 2004, "Trapped in the Sky" was re-released on DVD in North America as part of A&E Video's "The Best of Thunderbirds: The Favorite Episodes" collection. Reviewing the release for website DVD Verdict, David Gutierrez gave the episode a score of 95 out of 100, calling the rescue "amazing" and adding: "Television rarely has moments as exciting as the "Fireflash" attempting a forced landing." In 2019, British magazine "TV Years" (a sister publication of "TV Choice") listed the "incredibly tense" "Fireflash" rescue as the seventh-greatest moment in TV science fiction.