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Challenger: The Final Flight

?? Hang on to a dream ♪ John Young, Robert Crippen,and their magical spacecraft did it...

�� Hang on to a dream ♪ [man] John Young, Robert Crippen,
and their magical spacecraft did it today. The first flight of a reusable spacecraft
in history. ♪ Coming to America ♪ [Crippen] I'd never seen John that excited
after we landed, and I was pretty excited myself.
It was actually the highlight of my life

Full Transcript

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♪ Hang on to a dream ♪
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[man] John Young, Robert Crippen, and their magical spacecraft did it today.
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The first flight of a reusable spacecraft in history.
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♪ Coming to America ♪
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[Crippen] I'd never seen John that excited after we landed,
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and I was pretty excited myself. It was actually the highlight of my life.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:18
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 Well, the doctor said, "Can I give you something for your nerves?" - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
Well, the doctor said, "Can I give you something for yo...
S01 • E04 If you give me something for heartbreak, I will take it. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
If you give me something for heartbreak, I will take it.
S01 • E02 This was the first time that we were involved in a vehicle using solid rockets - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
This was the first time that we were involved in a vehicle u...
S01 • E04 But I'm not nervous." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
But I'm not nervous."
S01 • E02 [boosters firing] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:23
[boosters firing]
S01 • E04 And I reached over to his closet, where his clothes were hanging, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
And I reached over to his closet, where his clothes were han...
S01 • E01 [Young] I think we've got a fantastic and remarkable capability here. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
[Young] I think we've got a fantastic and remarkable ca...
S01 • E01 We're really not too far, the human race isn't, from going to the stars. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
We're really not too far, the human race isn't, fr...
S01 • E01 [Crippen] Myself and all my compatriots - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[Crippen] Myself and all my compatriots
S01 • E01 We are really in the space business to stay. Thank you. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
We are really in the space business to stay. Thank you.
S01 • E04 I saw his astronomy maps - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
I saw his astronomy maps
S01 • E01 [cheers and applause] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
[cheers and applause]
S01 • E02 The boosters will be refurbished and returned to service - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
The boosters will be refurbished and returned to service
S01 • E01 [cheering] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
[cheering]
S01 • E04 January the 28th, he was already prepared to come home and give me a Valentine. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
January the 28th, he was already prepared to come home and g...
S01 • E02 When I started out at Thiokol, I was in the reliability engineering section. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
When I started out at Thiokol, I was in the reliability engi...
S01 • E01 Nobody'd ever seen spacecraft come down and land on a runway. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
Nobody'd ever seen spacecraft come down and land on a r...
S01 • E02 That's when we started to see some erosion inside of the boosters. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
That's when we started to see some erosion inside of th...
S01 • E01 [Neil Armstrong] That's one small step for man. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:23
[Neil Armstrong] That's one small step for man.
S01 • E02 [McDonald] When we brought the boosters back, pulled them apart, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:17
[McDonald] When we brought the boosters back, pulled them ap...