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Challenger: The Final Flight

I don't think there's ever been a machine that comes anywhere near the shuttlein terms of...

[engine revving] I don't think there's ever been a machine that comes anywhere near the shuttle
in terms of sheer complexity

Full Transcript

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I don't think there's ever been a machine
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that comes anywhere near the shuttle in terms of sheer complexity.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:33
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • 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...
S01 • E02 My boss at the time was a fellow by the name of Joe Kilminster, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
My boss at the time was a fellow by the name of Joe Kilminst...
S01 • E04 Sally Ride says, "Well, before you start, here, you know, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
Sally Ride says, "Well, before you start, here, you kno...
S01 • E02 These O-rings, they're very pliable, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
These O-rings, they're very pliable,
S01 • E01 Every sensor had a backup, and most of those sensors had a backup. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
Every sensor had a backup, and most of those sensors had a b...
S01 • E02 [Kilminster] We thought there might be a correlation with temperature. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[Kilminster] We thought there might be a correlation with te...
S01 • E01 The heavier a spacecraft is, the more energy's required to get to orbit… - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
The heavier a spacecraft is, the more energy's required...
S01 • E04 Is that really true?" - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
Is that really true?"
S01 • E02 There were launches that were done at warmer temperatures, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
There were launches that were done at warmer temperatures,
S01 • E01 You've gotta get that going more than 85 football fields a second. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
You've gotta get that going more than 85 football field...
S01 • E02 [McDonald] In fact, on one launch, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[McDonald] In fact, on one launch,
S01 • E01 One of those engines - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
One of those engines
S01 • E04 Sally Ride said, "Well, do you have any documentation - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:23
Sally Ride said, "Well, do you have any documentation
S01 • E02 We couldn't show a real solid correlation. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
We couldn't show a real solid correlation.
S01 • E01 Now, the boosters that are on the side, they provided - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
Now, the boosters that are on the side, they provided
S01 • E02 That's why we put a task force together, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
That's why we put a task force together,
S01 • E01 Russia never used solid propellant boosters for any of their spacecraft - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
Russia never used solid propellant boosters for any of their...
S01 • E02 One of the design engineering supervisors was the head of that task force, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
One of the design engineering supervisors was the head of th...
S01 • E01 Once you light a solid propellant booster, you cannot turn it off. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
Once you light a solid propellant booster, you cannot turn i...
S01 • E02 Bob Ebeling, who was my boss, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
Bob Ebeling, who was my boss,