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[Boffey] He said, in that first conversation
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Challenger: The Final Flight

He said,in that first conversation, "I don't want my name identified.NASA could fire me."...

[Boffey] He said,
in that first conversation, "I don't want my name identified.
NASA could fire me." I told him I wanted to see everything
he had before I made a judgment

Full Transcript

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[Boffey] He said, in that first conversation,
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"I don't want my name identified. NASA could fire me."
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I told him I wanted to see everything he had before I made a judgment.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:01
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Bad Robot,Sutter Road Picture Company,Zipper Bros Films

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Movie Summary

Four-part docuseries on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, unpacking an indelible moment for a generation of Americans.
S01 • E01 He came home one day and said, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
He came home one day and said,
S01 • E04 [Cook] He looked at the documents and said, "This looks like good stuff." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:16
[Cook] He looked at the documents and said, "This looks...
S01 • E02 You say, "I know what I'm doing here. I belong." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
You say, "I know what I'm doing here. I belong.&qu...
S01 • E01 That sounds exciting to me. I think you can do it." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
That sounds exciting to me. I think you can do it."
S01 • E01 And he said, "Hmm… Yeah. I think I can." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
And he said, "Hmm… Yeah. I think I can."
S01 • E02 [McDonald] January of 1985, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[McDonald] January of 1985,
S01 • E04 It's one thing to have an anonymous document leak, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
It's one thing to have an anonymous document leak,
S01 • E02 [man on radio, indistinct] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:27
[man on radio, indistinct]
S01 • E04 And I said, "Okay." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
And I said, "Okay."
S01 • E04 [reporter] Three years ago, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:17
[reporter] Three years ago,
S01 • E01 [Covey] By 1980, the class of '78 was done with our training, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[Covey] By 1980, the class of '78 was done with our tra...
S01 • E01 [male anchor] The shuttle is the result of nine years of compromise, negotiation, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:19
[male anchor] The shuttle is the result of nine years of com...
S01 • E04 He wanted to make sure, in no uncertain terms, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
He wanted to make sure, in no uncertain terms,
S01 • E02 We went through all of our manufacturing records and engineering records, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
We went through all of our manufacturing records and enginee...
S01 • E04 So he and I concurred that the next meeting should be closed-door. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
So he and I concurred that the next meeting should be closed...
S01 • E04 And it was basically a "let's come to terms here with NASA officials." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:15
And it was basically a "let's come to terms here w...
S01 • E01 It's just a simple respect - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
It's just a simple respect
S01 • E02 In fact, it was the three coldest days, at that time, in Florida history. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
In fact, it was the three coldest days, at that time, in Flo...
S01 • E01 [engine revving] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
[engine revving]
S01 • E04 Larry Mulloy made it very clear that he's gonna make the whole presentation. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
Larry Mulloy made it very clear that he's gonna make th...