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[Harwood] When the shuttle program was sold to Congress, it was being billed
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Challenger: The Final Flight

When the shuttle programwas sold to Congress, it was being billed as an "all things to...

[Harwood] When the shuttle program
was sold to Congress, it was being billed as an "all things to all people"
space truck that eventually would pay for itself

Full Transcript

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[Harwood] When the shuttle program was sold to Congress, it was being billed
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as an "all things to all people" space truck
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that eventually would pay for itself.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:49
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 No, I really didn't think about it until - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
No, I really didn't think about it until
S01 • E04 It wasn't just a chance that they're not susceptible, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
It wasn't just a chance that they're not susceptib...
S01 • E01 It was accidental that I heard about it, and I just took a chance and applied. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
It was accidental that I heard about it, and I just took a c...
S01 • E02 They'd be charging commercial customers to launch their satellites. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
They'd be charging commercial customers to launch their...
S01 • E01 [Covey] Here she was with this group of astronauts - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[Covey] Here she was with this group of astronauts
S01 • E02 NASA had promised Congress they were gonna launch two a month, eventually. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
NASA had promised Congress they were gonna launch two a mont...
S01 • E01 [Seddon] When we went down on a trip to the Kennedy Space Center, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[Seddon] When we went down on a trip to the Kennedy Space Ce...
S01 • E04 [Richard Cook] I saw William Graham on Face the Nation - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
[Richard Cook] I saw William Graham on Face the Nation
S01 • E02 [anchor] This will be the 20th mission since the program began in April, 1981. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[anchor] This will be the 20th mission since the program beg...
S01 • E02 NASA had originally estimated there would be more than twice as many flights by now, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
NASA had originally estimated there would be more than twice...
S01 • E04 The same day, the photograph was published in the press - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
The same day, the photograph was published in the press
S01 • E01 And she was showed into the room, and they had pink satin sheets. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
And she was showed into the room, and they had pink satin sh...
S01 • E01 Well, Judy was not amused, shall we say. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
Well, Judy was not amused, shall we say.
S01 • E02 [Lucas] We had a lot of problems to solve, some of which were not anticipated - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
[Lucas] We had a lot of problems to solve, some of which wer...
S01 • E04 I was also told by one of the engineers, whose memo I had gotten, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
I was also told by one of the engineers, whose memo I had go...
S01 • E01 [Brokaw] What happens when you meet a man who's not in the space program - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[Brokaw] What happens when you meet a man who's not in ...
S01 • E04 And it seemed to me that people from NASA were keeping - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
And it seemed to me that people from NASA were keeping
S01 • E01 Come on, little lady! You can't be an astronaut." [chuckles] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
Come on, little lady! You can't be an astronaut." ...
S01 • E02 [Crippen] The schedule called for us to launch a lot of shuttles, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[Crippen] The schedule called for us to launch a lot of shut...
S01 • E02 So there was a lot of… I don't want to use the word "pressure," - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
So there was a lot of… I don't want to use the word &qu...